Latest News Cultural Learning workforce survey – April 2021 The Cultural Learning Alliance exists to champion a right to arts and culture for every child. To do this we need a vibrant workforce to deliver cultural learning. The CLA is asking freelancers and colleagues working in organisations to fill in a short survey about roles in cultural learning, contracts and redundancies by the 30 April.
12 April 2021 Arts Council England publishes first phase of Let’s Create Delivery Plan Despite there no longer being a specific goal, outcome or investment principle linked to children, the Delivery Plan is explicit in its support for cultural learning and ensuring that there is a focus – across themes and actions – on the creative lives of children and young people.
31 March 2021 DfE Summer School Guidance announced New funding for secondary schools to run summer schools including arts activities.
17 March 2021 Representation in Drama project: support and teacher survey Guest blog from mezze eade, CLA Special Advisor Representation in the Curriculum and Romana Flello, Royal Court Theatre RinD aims to address systemic imbalances in KS3, GCSE and A level drama by supporting intersectional anti-racism work happening in UK schools, theatres and theatre companies. The project promotes the study, directing and programming of plays by writers from the global majority*.
12 March 2021 News from Westminster £700 million recovery package for children and young people; Education Recovery Commissioner Sir Kevan Collins appointed; Education Select Committee hears evidence on the impact of Covid-19 on children, including a call to stop using deficit language of ‘catch-up’.
