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Petition success takes EBacc debate to parliament

15-04-16
Also this week: culture spending by councils 'down 17% since 2010', and Arts Council England supports initiative to install museum quality art in mental health wards

AND secures Paul Hamlyn funding for new creative schools programme

15-04-16
A New Direction secures £300,000 from Paul Hamlyn Foundation for ‘My Creative School’ programme

All good things must come to an end...

06-04-16
It was a bitter-sweet evening at the Creativity Works: Fashion graduation. Participant Luul Hussein tells us what the progamme has done for her.

Creativity Works: Festivals And Events is now recruiting!

05-04-16
Kick start your career in live events and festivals with this free, accredited, 6 week course.

Teachers warn arts subjects could be wiped out in some schools

01-04-16
Also this week: £29k gender pay gap at top theatres revealed, and Sound and Music launches initiative to address lack of diversity in new music

Reframing the research case for arts education

01-04-16
A short paper on how to build an evidence base that reflects the true value of the arts in an education context

Every child should experience the magic of the theatre

31-03-16
Director of Stratford Circus, Tania Wilmer, explains how they are partnering with world-class productions to offer children free access to amazing theatre experiences.

Reflecting on the education and culture white papers

29-03-16
Partnerships Director, Holly Donagh, shares her thoughts on what the new white papers mean for system leadership in cultural education

Show us your moves!

24-03-16
Read about what the teachers got up to at our Drama, Dance and Movement INSET

Cultural Education Challenge catch up: Creative Futures

23-03-16
Julian Knight and Rimi Solloway from Creative Futures tell us how their Music For Change project is helping to broaden the horizons of early years children

GCSE arts becoming more popular according to government study

18-03-16
Also this week: DCMS releases plan for the arts up to 2020, and Antony Gormley puts weight behind campaign for more affordable artists studios

Getting creative with Pupil Premium funding

17-03-16
Guest blogger Jenny Cameron shares the ways she has utilized Pupil Premium funding in her school to raise aspirations and attainment through the arts

Cultural Education Challenge catch up: Ovalhouse

14-03-16
Matt May from the Ovalhouse Cultural Education Challenge Emerging Artist team tells us how Ovalhouse are working to bring art into the lives of young Londoners

All the ladies – MAKE NOISE!

14-03-16
Create Jobs Partnerships Manager, Sumi Ejiri, gives the lowdown on the new programme that's kicking down the doors for women Creatives

Arts apprenticeships under threat as funding ends

11-03-16
Also this week: EBacc protestors push for Parliamentary debate, and review launched to inform the future of theatre funding

Is London up to the Cultural Education Challenge?

09-03-16
Our Senior Partnerships Associate, Corinne Bass, reports back on the conversations and ideas that came out of three Cultural Education Challenge events

Employee spotlight: Louise Barnell

07-03-16
Find out more about our Creativity Works producer

In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite Create Jobs is fighting for diversity

04-03-16
Also this week: DCMS invites applications for next Chair of Arts Council England and Sky funds Central scholarships for students with disabilities

Arts funding and the housing sector

03-03-16
Our Development Officer, Jill Richens, reports back on her findings from a session exploring the opportunities for arts organisations to obtain funding from the housing sector

'Creativity Works: Fashion' gets off to a flying start

03-03-16
The 19th February not only marked the beginning of London Fashion Week, but also the start of our brand new Creativity Works: Fashion programme. 12 young adults with a passion for fashion were thrown in head first...

'National shame' surrounding mental health provision in schools

26-02-16
Also this week: local authority arts funding ‘cut by more than £56m’, and Arts Council launches survey into visual artists' livelihoods