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In their latest policy and practice round-up, the Cultural Learning Alliance outlines new research evidencing the positive effects of arts participation at secondary school.

This month we bring a new EPI study on the positive effects of arts participation at secondary school level; new analysis on the economic impact of the cost of living crisis on Higher Education students; new data on 500,000 young people waiting for mental health treatment; parents’ career ambitions for their children; and cuts to local councils funding for culture. 

New research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) finds that participation in extra-curricular activities at secondary school is associated with broadly better outcomes by the time young people reach their twenties. 

Based on findings from from the Longitudinal Survey of Young People in England: Cohort 2 (LSYPE2), the National Pupil Database and data from the Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA), the study finds that: 

Students from independent schools are much more likely to attend extra-curricular arts and music than those attending all other types of schools... Keep reading on Cultural Learning Alliance

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Policy and Practice Round-up February 2024 (Cultural Learning Alliance)