A career dedicated to skills development
Sarah Mair Hughes marks a decade with Cultural & Creative Skills this year, topping off the milestone by winning Social Leader…
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Mountview returns to joint leadership structure
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts has reverted to a joint leadership model. The decision follows the resignation of Chief Executiv…
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts scraps audition fees
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is making all of its auditions free of charge. The higher-educatio…
London set for new concert hall
London’s first new concert hall in 14 years will open its doors for the first time next month. The £3.65m venue, locat…
Politicians to examine diversity in the talent pipeline
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity has announced its next research project. The cross-party group of…
UAL introduces ‘sector-leading’ parental leave policy
University of the Arts London (UAL) says its new parental pay and leave policy is sector leading. The new policy, introduced at th…
Royal Opera House begins teacher training initiative
The Royal Opera House has partnered with The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT) to deliver a year-long scheme for teachers…
What do teachers want from museums?
A new report provides insights into what teachers need to help them use museums and galleries more in their practice, for the bene…
RSC to boost access to arts education
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced a host of initiatives aimed at supporting young people’s access to arts ed…
Northern School of Art opens £14.5m campus
The Northern School of Art has officially opened a £14.5m campus in central Middlesborough. The new campus opened its doors…
Wakefield performing arts centres join forces
Two performing arts centres in Wakefield have announced a collaboration to develop arts education in Yorkshire. CAPA College, whic…
Royal funeral underlines the importance of music
As the Queen's funeral so poignantly demonstrated, music is right at the heart of the UK's cultural life. Steven Berryman…
Education in need of a radical rethink
Industry complains of a chronic skills shortage in areas such as communication and creativity. Yet our education system places lit…
Coventry’s Albany Theatre launches youth initiative
The Albany Theatre in Coventry has expanded its Creative Engagement programme with two new youth theatre groups. The Albany Youth…
Liverpool invests £1.6m in music development
Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority is investing £1.6m in its LCR Music Board. First set up in December 2018, the…
Training the next generation: filming performance bootcamp
Natalie Woolman explains how a bootcamp to develop a talent pipeline for the multicamera teams of the future will address a s…
Fostering musical talent
There’s a perception that musical talent is about instrumental proficiency, so the stereotype of the child prodigy persists….
Skills-based higher education for creative industries
Talent for the live events and creative industries is in high demand with many jobs to be filled. But as Rachel Nicholson highligh…
Arts exam entries paint ‘worrying’ picture
While entries to arts subjects at A Level increased this year, entries to GCSE arts exams fell across all creative subjects, with…
Music college WaterBear to open campus in Sheffield
Music college WaterBear has announced the launch of a new campus in Sheffield to open in September 2023. The Brighton-based colleg…
Global dance teacher register goes live
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has launched a global Register of Teachers. Inclusion in the register will mean the dance teacher…
Sector promised a say on music education shakeup
Arts Council England pledges to talk through sector concerns and explore options ahead of major changes to the music education sys…
Initiative to support early-career film composers launches
Film composers in the early stages of their career will receive support and advice as part of a joint initiative launched by the R…
Christie’s funds scholarships for art students
Auction house Christie's is to fund a scholarship scheme helping students who are the first to go to university in their famil…
