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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Luul Hussein, a participant in the current Creativity Works Fashion programme, tells how the programme has already helped her take the first steps onto a new career path

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

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

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

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

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

Find out more about our Creativity Works producer

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

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

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...

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

Guest blogger Shanta Amdurer shares her experiences of the Special Schools Arts and Culture Network

Words, rhythm and music were the order of the day at A New Direction’s second INSET day of 2015-16 - held at the Museum of London on 28 January

CEO of ITC, Charlotte Jones, talks about the highs and lows of school governance and how she believes more arts leaders should take on the task

Guest blogger Tom Wightman tells us about his work with young Londoners to provide them with the skills they need to enter into the film industry

Also this week: new survey launched to collect local level data on arts engagement, and Family Arts Festival extended for 2016

How are schools using their Pupil Premium money to ensure that all of their students have access to a cultural education?

Also this week: more than half of art teachers consider quitting as subject becomes 'devalued', and Tomb Raider creator to open two new free schools

Do high levels of overall arts participation mask worrying falls in the number of children doing a range of arts activity?

Also this week: music and performing arts growth stalling, and ACE launches survey to better understand the experiences of disabled people working in arts and culture

Nadine Davis was one of a number of young people who attended a reception for 200 key stakeholders last month. Here she reflects on her experience.

How can schools and cultural organisations work together to ensure the expansion of the Ebacc does not mean fewer students are able to experience high quality arts learning?