Shakespeare’s Globe makes £3.6m reaching 1 million people

Shakespeare's Globe theatre
19 Feb 2014

Three-quarters of income at the self-financing venue came from ticket sales and admission charges in 2013, though almost a half of all tickets were priced at £5.

From STEM to STEAM, demands Shadow Minister

14 Feb 2014

MPs and Lords are questioning the ‘discounting’ that devalues GCSE arts subjects in the school league tables.

Funding out of step with In Harmony ambitions

children playing violins
07 Feb 2014

An interim report reveals promising results but an uncertain future for England’s ‘El Sistema’ schools music pilot.

Much more than a name change

Image of Peckham Peace Wall
03 Feb 2014

With its new name and status as an independent charity, Peckham Platform is a very different organisation, according to Emily Druiff.

How the other Stratford lives

Image of University Square Stratford
23 Jan 2014

Liz Pearson is certain that partnerships between educational and public cultural bodies are maintaining the momentum behind Stratford’s cultural regeneration.

Cultural hub to be centrepiece of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - the river next to a stadium
13 Dec 2013

Chancellor George Osborne has pledged support for a major new higher education and cultural district on the former Olympic site in East London.

Seeing sense

Image of Christmas cartoon
25 Nov 2013

Henry Vann looks back over a busy year since the Government announced its plan to create English Baccalaureate Certificates.

A creative boost

Image of children performing
11 Nov 2013

Grant Brisland believes that The Courtyard’s work in primary schools in Herefordshire is helping to raise literacy standards.

The ladder for success

Image of dancer
11 Nov 2013

Antony Dunn believes that making youth dance more inclusive starts with keeping it in the national curriculum.

Playing with Shakespeare

Image of ipad
11 Nov 2013

Playful interaction is at the heart of all Globe Education’s digital activities for school-aged children, writes Patrick Spottiswoode.

More music-making

Image of musician and audience
11 Nov 2013

Karen Irwin describes the vital work Live Music Now is doing with children with special needs, and its plans for the future.

Arts accreditation in schools

Image of children at gallery
11 Nov 2013

How can accreditation add value to creative work with young people? Alice Young discusses Arts Award, the qualification for the arts in schools.

Plans to put creativity at the heart of learning in Scotland

Vision Mechanics, Giants in the Forest
30 Oct 2013

Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan has set out a vision for creativity in education over the next 10 years. 

Wales considers creativity-focused curriculum

'Start' Theatre By the Lake - school children involved in a theatre workshop
25 Sep 2013

An arts-rich approach to teaching could be a “game-changer” for education in Wales, according to a new report.

More dancing

Image of dance workshop in school
16 Sep 2013

The government’s new primary sports funding will increase dance provision in primary schools. Sally Fort urges dance practitioners and companies to get involved.

Arts education has intrinsic value, but wider impact is unproven

A group of children learning to play ukulele
13 Sep 2013

Claims that arts education brings wide benefits in terms of creativity, social skills and academic performance are at best optimistic and are not well grounded in reliable evidence, according to a new report.

More Shakespeare for schools

Will Featherstone on stage as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, part of Globe Education's 'Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank'
08 Aug 2013

Globe Education will extend its free schools ticket scheme as Deutsche Bank commits to a further three years’ support.

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