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We know that young Londoners are interested in Arts Award and want to do it – and we know that the Arts Award offer across London is not evenly spread...

Also this week: Sell a Door launches youth writing programme, and new research finds arts and culture helps combat loneliness

How can the new Mayor support more children and young people to access the arts?

Also this week: Arts leaders call for EBacc to be scrapped, and first UK festival dedicated to black and minority-ethnic writers to debut next month

The first INSET of 2015-16 was packed with new ideas for teaching visual art and film

Also this week: new report shows positive impact of Family Arts Campaign, and theatres urged to hold more 'relaxed' performances

In 2015 Create Jobs have made a positive impact on hundreds of young adults' lives. Find out how below...

Also this week: engagement grows through Creative People and Places Programme, and Into Film offer young people the chance to send their films to space

Also this week: Panic! programme concludes, AND awarded £35k funding, and Google offer global arts showcase

Panic! participant Rebecca Legister-Anderson writes about her experience at the Panic! GRIT event

Fran Plowright tells of how the 26 young people who participated in this year's Panic! programme have reaped the rewards

Shahira Ahmed was one of 26 young people who took part in an Arts Award accredited course and the Panic! programme. Here she tells of her experience...

Funding will support new 'Create Jobs: Ambassadors' programme

Also this week: £45m given in donations to cultural sector in 2014, and new report reveals cities recognise the benefits of culture

Is doing one more thing to give children a great cultural education nearly enough?

Ruth Eghagha knows first-hand about the benefits of taking part in one of our creative employability programmes. Here she outlines the benefits of taking part in such initiatives for both employers and young people alike.

We've been shortlisted to win £35,000 from RBS. Your vote will help us to support 250 young people into creative employment.

The Mayor of London has called on property developers and local authorities to engage more with arts leaders, in a bid to ensure that London’s cultural scene continues to thrive.

This week, Arts Council England announced six existing Creative people and places projects that have been awarded funds to build on their successful work from previous rounds.

Arts Council England urged this week all those working in the arts and education industries to work together in offering a consistent cultural education for all children and young people.

This week we launched a new campaign for schools to come together and take practical steps to improve the creative and cultural education offer for children and young people in receipt of Pupil Premium.

Arts Council England today urged all those working in the arts and education industries to work together in offering a consistent cultural education for all children and young people.

Cultural Education is a human right says Professor Maggie Atkinson, as she challenges mayoral candidates to address gaps between rich and poor

The latest figures from the Department for Education show that the number of children in care has risen for the seventh year running, and is at it’s highest since 1985. But what role should arts organisations play in working with young people in care?

Selina Nwulu named as Young Poet Laureate for London 2015 – 2016. The Young Poet Laureate for London role will offer Selina the opportunity to work across London’s diverse communities, bringing untold tales to the fore.

My career for the last 18 years has involved creating, delivering and evaluating projects with and for young people...

The Project Oracle Cohort Model is a simple concept: we form a small group of funders, youth organisations and academics from within a given segment of the youth sector, and offer them a 12-month programme of support to improve the quantity and quality of their evidence.

Theatres and performing arts organisations are markedly less ethnically diverse than other creative industries, a new report from Creative Diversity claims.