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A new report, ‘Youth Arts Transforms Lives’ has been published by Artswork, the national youth arts development agency. Coming out of Artswork’s year-long national campaign for the English National Youth Arts Network, the report aims to illustrate the impact of participation in the arts and culture with, for and by young people. It offers statistics, case studies and articles drawn together from across England to demonstrate the Youth Arts best practice.

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Unlimited Theatre has won the Arts, Culture and Heritage Award at this year’s Charity Awards, for its work inspiring children in science. It was specifically praised for its most recent project, ‘The Astronautical Challenge’, an online adventure for primary schools. It has also been shortlisted for the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Achievement in Space Education and Outreach.

Looking forward to an arts event can improve your chances of enjoying it, according to a new study on behalf of Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium (LARC). The Intrinsic Impact study, managed by Baker Richards Consulting in partnership with Alan Brown of WolfBrown, surveyed more than 3,000 people to find out how they had been affected by attending arts events. It measured the impact of activities staged by eight LARC members against a series of benefits: captivation, intellectual stimulation, emotional resonance, spiritual value, aesthetic growth and social bonding.

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Updated versions of the Charity Commission’s model Articles of Association, Constitution and Trust Deed have been launched on its website. These model documents now have the same provisions for benefits and payments to trustees and those closely connected with them. They are designed to allow charity trustees to run their charities in a flexible way, subject to a range of controls which reflect sound operational practice.

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Creative & Cultural Skills (CCS) has launched a consultation to find out what arts employers want and need from qualifications and training, to support the shift towards a qualifications and training system which is demand-led and responsive to employer needs. A Sector Qualifications Strategy has been published online, which outlines the current and future education and training needs of employers in the creative and cultural sectors. It sets out a strategy to improve qualifications and training to ensure that current and future skills needs are being met. A draft action plan has also been published. CCS invites comment on the plan through taking part in a consultation before Friday 22 July.

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