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Arts Investment Rises But Regions Lose Out
The latest Private Investment in Culture Survey from Arts & Business has shown a modest rise in private support, but concern remains that a disproportionate amount of this investment centres on London.
Arts Council shows the value of the arts
A major new report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research has analysed the macroeconomic contribution of the arts and culture to the national economy
National Plan for Cultural Education
National plan for Cultural Education to be published very soon, says Edward Timpson in parliamentary debate last month.
Shakespeare Week launched
A national Shakespeare Week has been launched for primary schools to help spread the legacy of the playwright’s work to younger children.
New family arts campaign
There was good news for arts venues around the country this week with the launch of the brand new Family Arts Campaign on 15 April.
Getting creative around the cuts
Back in 2011 the Trestle Theatre in St Albans, which runs the Trestle Arts Base, faced a dramatic loss in funding and the venue faced an uncertain future. But two years on and the Trestle is not only still in business but directors say they feel ‘liberated’ by the budget cuts
New school tests ‘leave no room for art’
Teachers are threatening a national boycott of ‘meaningless’ literacy tests for primary school pupils, claiming they leave no room for subjects like art and drama in the school timetable.
Grand partnership 'the future' for the arts?
The latest round of cuts announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget may not have been a complete surprise but they do indicate that many arts organisations will continue to face tough times.
The arts - at risk or not?
These are clearly mixed times for anyone working in the arts sector. Many arts practitioners strongly believe the sector is in crisis at the moment, yet it’s clear that some strands of the arts are attracting funding and indeed, flourishing
Henley - one year on
It’s been just over 12 months since Darren Henley published his independent review, the Henley Review of Cultural Education, which set out to define what a solid ‘cultural education’ should be in the UK.
Disabled children unlawfully excluded
A new report has claimed that disabled children are being unlawfully excluded from schools each week because of a lack of suitable teaching staff to support them.
One in five children living in poverty
A newly released report on child poverty has shown that one in five children is now living below the poverty line in Britain.