Year

Whose art, whose city?

06-05-15
The London of Big Ben, the Thames, world class galleries and opulent shopping streets is, in many cases, not the city young people who live here identify with. The majority of children and young people live in Outer London, and even those in inner London often feel alienated from the city that adults take for granted.

Cultural Education Challenge deadline approaching

06-05-15
We are inviting expressions of interest from partners with ideas that have the potential to bring 100% match funding to the programme. 

Engagement and the Art of Social Change

05-05-15
Our second Schools Forum explored how educators can help young people to become leaders of tomorrow and bring out the best in them.

2015 Election manifestos: what they say for skills and training

01-05-15
A summary from CCSkills with key details of each party’s position on apprenticeships and learning.

Nesta calls for more creative clusters outside London

24-04-15
In their latest report, Nesta talks about why the UK needs 1 million new creative jobs by 2030 and what the government can do about it.

Outcome monitoring in Strong Voices 

21-04-15
Strong Voices' programme manager, Lara Stavrinou, shares some of the highlights, findings and learnings from the programme. She also talks about the framework and tools used throughout Strong Voices.

Join the Young Challenge Group and get your voice heard

20-04-15
We are looking for up to 10 young people aged 15-23 from across London to form the Young Challenge Group.

Third of pupils to miss out on first choice

17-04-15
Record numbers: more than 103,000 four-year-olds are seeking places.

Careers advice - navigating the fluff

14-04-15
Young people interested in the creative and cultural industries need tailored, knowledgeable and inspirational careers advice. Julia Hayes, Create Jobs, describes the changing landscape of careers advice, reviewing what’s currently on offer and reflecting on future recommendations for a better approach.

Disadvantage and cultural engagement - Cultural Capital conference

02-04-15
Highlights from our latest research on disadvantage and cultural engagement, and an overview of the Cultural Capital Conference on 17 March 2015.

Considerable benefits of Creative Partnerships revealed

27-03-15
A Critical Review of the research archive generated by national creative education programme ‘Creative Partnerships’ (CP) has concluded that it produced “modest gains in learning” and “considerable benefits” for the wellbeing of young people.

Highlights from our Teaching School Leaders Conference

23-03-15
Teaching School Leaders from across London gathered at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre on 5 March 2015 for a conference exploring opportunities for Arts and Culture across London, and how these can support Teaching Schools to achieve their objectives.

Bright pupils more likely to fall behind if from poor background

20-03-15
Bright students from disadvantaged backgrounds are falling behind after their GCSEs and are almost half as likely to achieve three A-levels as their better-off peers, according to research published this week.

Unlocking Learning through Narrative

20-03-15
Our first Schools Forum explored ways in which tablets and films can be brought into the classroom using the human desire to tell and understand stories as a way of underpinning the use of the technology. 

Thinking about creativity, schools and young people

19-03-15
Highlights from the London Festival of Education 2015.

Celebrating apprenticeships

13-03-15
This week we celebrated the National Apprenticeships Week which is designed to celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.

Speakers announced for our Cultural Capital conference

12-03-15
We are very excited about the amazing line-up of speakers that will be joining us next Tuesday to discuss equity of access for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.

Careers advice for young people

06-03-15
Every school should have a “high quality” trained careers leader to oversee careers advice, introduce employability into the curriculum and build links with employers, says new report by Teach First.

Annual Review 2014

03-03-15
Download our Annual Review, containing an overview of our activity over the past year, and an update on our My Culture, My London campaign.

Support the London Music Pledge

03-03-15
The Pledge is the Mayor's music education plan asking educators, musicians and parents to support great music making in London's schools by making some simple pledges.

Barking and Dagenham Cultural Education Partnership: the story so far

02-03-15
In Autumn 2012, Barking and Dagenham was invited to be one of the first three pilot Cultural Education Partnerships in the country, following the recommendations of the Henley Review into Cultural Education in England.