Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Local authority arts spend “reasonably stable”, survey finds
Local authority arts budgets in England and Wales continue to contract, but the sector has “been able to show resilience and remain…
Lucy Powell: 10 facts about the new shadow education secretary
Lucy Powell has been confirmed as the new shadow education secretary. Here’s what we know so far: Powell was born in Manchester….
Crescendo in popularity for Scotland’s live music scene
Non-classical live music has overtaken theatre to become Scotland’s most popular cultural pastime. 34% of adults watched live music in 2014 –…
ACE report on the contribution of the arts & culture industry on the national economy
ACE have produced a report in partnership with Cebr on the contribution of the arts & culture industry on national economy. Read…
7 Amazing Things Science Has Discovered About Music This Year So Far
Humans have been making music since the beginning of time. More recently, science has helped us start to understand it — everything…
Philip Pullman speaks up in favour of music education
Author Philip Pullman has stated that he considers music to be the most important school subject. A feature in the September/October issue…
Study shows music training started in secondary school can have an impact on teenager’s brains
The results of a research project by Northwestern University, published in July 2015, suggest that music training, begun as late as high…
‘Music education is vital in today’s pressured world’
It is invigorating and inspiring well beyond a curriculum which is only a small part of lifelong learning, writes Marlborough Master Jonathan…
Nicky Morgan insists teaching arts is ‘essential’
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has hit back at claims the Government has downgraded the teaching of arts in schools, insisting she considered…
Wales to put arts at the heart of the curriculum
The expressive arts will be one of six areas of learning and experience that will take the place of traditional subjects as…
Creative industries ‘booming’ in UK
The UK’s creative industries are having a boom in employment and exports, says a report from the Department for Culture, Media and…
Lady Kidron – “Tragedy that successive Education Ministers have devalued the arts in a structural way within the curriculum”
Peers in the House of Lords responded passionately to a motion tabled by Conservative peer Baronness Wheatcroft, calling for increased support for the creative…
