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At the beginning of June we will be asking every school in London to tell us about their cultural offer.

'We need to open up the city and the opportunities London offers to young people – in a real and sustained way, giving them a new kind of focus and experience and learning opportunity.'

Establishing the key needs, issues, concerns and ambitions regarding children and young people's arts and cultural activity across London.

An update on our conversations with the arts sector (November 2011 to February 2012)

Train to be an Arts Award adviser and support groups of young people through the Arts Award.

The recently published Henley Review of Cultural Education could have wide-ranging implications for the arts sector.

On Wednesday 29 February, Steve Moffitt, CEO of A New Direction attended and spoke at the 'Closure' exhibition - a Service Children's Education Arts Award Gold Project.

A New Direction's Bridge role has been developing and changing in the months since the Arts Council announced funding for the new network in April 2011. Tuesday saw another milestone for us with the publication of Darren Henley's review of Cultural Education which champions the importance of local brokerage and the role of the Bridge in ensuring all young people get a meaningful cultural education.