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New curriculum, new ideas
Pupils are to be taught more key facts and historical events at school in a new knowledge based curriculum, expected to be unveiled by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Museums to 'spark' learning
Ten new regional partnerships between museums and schools have been announced by the Arts Council, in a scheme that aims to boost cultural visits from schools in underprivileged areas.
Arts education 'not for cutting', says Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber has become the latest well-known cultural figure to voice concerns about the government’s policy on arts education, saying it should be regarded as 'serious investment'.
Bringing schools and the arts together?
Curious Minds, one of the new Bridge organisations, funded by the Arts Council to connect children with the arts, has just produced a report into the needs, challenges and potential in connecting young people, schools and communities with arts and culture.
Shakespeare - 'unknown' in schools
New research showed this week that nearly a third of schoolchildren under 13 do not know who William Shakespeare is.
Arts education - helps 'manage emotions'
Integrating the arts into mainstream pre-school education can help young children from difficult or disadvantaged backgrounds master tricky emotions like sadness, anger and fear
GCSE reform - a mixed response
Following the announcement of proposals to replace the current GCSE system with the EBacc, we round up some of the responses to the news so far.
Statement on the pupil premium
Jeremy Newton, CEO of Children & the Arts, urges head teachers to spend part of the pupil premium on the arts to tackle the inequality that too many young people face.
A response to GCSE reform
Jeremy Newton, CEO of Children & the Arts, gives his take on the proposed changes to the GCSE exam system unveiled by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
A 'less literate' society?
The number of young children choosing to read outside school is declining steadily, year on year, according to new research
Getting active with the arts
Regular opportunities to get involved in the arts could be beneficial not only to children's minds but also their bodies, according to a new study.