Advice, best practice and resources for arts in education and cultural outreach
June 2016
The growing popularity of performance poetry is a boost for mental wellbeing
Spoken word is expressive and free, enabling performers to speak openly and honestly about issues in a controlled and safe environment
March 2016
Creating is not just a 'nice' activity; it transforms, connects and empowers
Paula Briggs
If we want a world full of innovative, entrepreneurial thinkers, we need to enable and sustain making from a very young age
February 2016
Is art education running out of Steam?
Hasan Bakhshi
More than a third of teachers say they have had less time to teach art and design over the past five years – a holistic approach that brings science, technology, engineering, art and maths together is key
January 2016
Arts, culture, creativity and tech: key trends for 2016
A panel of artists, designers, composers and coders share the digital and technological developments that will affect arts and culture this year
December 2015
It's time to liberate arts education
Daniel C Blight
By excluding people who can’t pay the fees, university art courses are undermining culture and democracy
October 2015
We lack a strong enough workforce of professional 'portfolio' musicians
Sean Gregory
Music education is out of tune with how young people learn
Sarah Derbyshire
September 2015
Young artists have the power to shape the future – let's take them seriously
Jane Hackett
Disability arts
Disability arts: the challenge of ensuring creative momentum
Jonathan Meth
June 2015
Academic subjects alone won't 'set every child up for life'
John Newbigin
App story
How we made personalised story app, Mr Glue Stories
May 2015
What skills do arts sector grads need to develop their career?
Lorraine Lim
Higher education institutions have a key role in preparing students to work in a sector with ever-evolving roles and a lack of job security
April 2015
Alternative finance in arts and culture
The UK creative sector leads the world in talent – now it needs a strategy
Our education system is key to ensuring Britain's strength in design
Jason Bruges
February 2015
App story
How we made the Wolfie piano app
Named after Mozart himself, Wolfie is a music education tool that speaks the language of today’s children: technology
A day in the life of ...
Arts psychotherapy: I am helping to give vulnerable children a voice
Every child I work with arrives with a different story – I help give them a voice
Tech talk
Tech talk: product designers, Clam Collective
The four young university students on 3D printing and why more young designers should embrace their angry side
January 2015
Young people and the arts: lessons from 50 years of arts policy
As political parties prepare to set out their priorities for the arts, Deborah Bull of Culture at King’s asks what today’s policymakers can learn from the early pioneers
December 2014
The Guardian Culture Professionals Network’s top 10 stories of 2014
Access to music should be every child’s basic right, says singer-songwriter
