Pupil-led creativity: Researching the power of music in the lives of autistic children
Artist Alex Lupo, music in education leader Karen Irwin, and researcher Beth Pickard discuss the transformative importance of musi…
Artist Alex Lupo, music in education leader Karen Irwin, and researcher Beth Pickard discuss the transformative importance of musi…
Some 65% of performance and creative arts students feel well-prepared for work compared to 46% of other pupils, a report surveying…
On behalf of the Midlands Arts and Humanities Futures Network¹, Professor Rachel Moseley argues for the importance of a co-ordina…
Just 80 institutions in England offer History of Art A-level, 61% of which are fee-paying schools, research commissioned by the Co…
The recently published curriculum review has elicited a range of reactions and reflections. But primary school teacher and educati…
This week, Kids in Museums stages its 15th annual Takeover Day. Across the UK and internationally, museums invite children and you…
Young people who take part in arts and cultural activities experience a significant improvement in life satisfaction, equivalent t…
A London-based conservatoire is to collaborate with New Delhi’s Shiv Nadar University in a commitment to advance “transcultural ac…
The proportion of UK adults who think the government should be doing more to support the arts has risen nearly 10 percentage point…
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and independent trust the Foyle Foundation have launched a “revolutionary” way of studying Sha…
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), and campaigners fighting for an arts-rich national cu…
A Lyric Hammersmith production educating young people on gang violence and exploitation will reach hundreds more young people in i…
Choreographer Arlene Phillips, conductor Sir Mark Elder, and actor Bertie Carvel are among the signatories to an open letter deman…
A new study into working-class access to creative careers in Greater Manchester will seek to provide local solutions rather than l…
Bristol Old Vic is to create two plays about the complexities of British identity for local young people, in a project timed to ma…
Teacher training grants worth £10,000 for creative subjects are to be scrapped by the Department for Education (DfE), fewer than…
The leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has told the party conference in Manchester that Tories would shut down “ri…
Teachers and pupils across the country will benefit from free resources inspired by the Tate’s national collection, in a first for…
MATT GRIFFITHS is to depart Youth Music in December after 13 years as chief executive. Under his leadership, the charity expanded…
The director of the UK’s national charity for museums and galleries has asked the government to “get a grip” when it comes to firm…
Ministers have long argued that background should not be a barrier to opportunity in life. That case can be powerfully made in ter…
The vast majority of adults who had access to music education or played an instrument in school credit the hobby with providing th…
Costume designer John Bright has admitted he feels “worry about the future” of the UK’s creative industries, suggesting skills tra…
Art Fund’s Rosheen Murray shares a new programme aiming to ensure every child, regardless of background, has the chance to devel…