Latest News Review of Post-16 Qualifications at level 3: Second stage consultation closing Friday 15 January *STOP PRESS* Consultation deadline extended to 31 January. The government is consulting on whether level 3 qualifications, other than A Levels and T Levels, should be funded in the future. The proposals could mean qualifications such as BTEC Nationals and UAL Diplomas are no longer funded.
05 January 2021 What we did in 2020 Welcome to our annual round-up for CLA activity. In our 2019 round-up we predicted that 2020 would hold ‘upheavals for the arts and education sectors’. This now sounds like the understatement of the decade. The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the context in which we are working and will continue to do so in 2021.
08 December 2020 Spending Round Briefing – what it means for arts and cultural learning On 25 November, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the details of this year’s Spending Round, meaning that he set the budgets for government departmental spending for 2021-2022.
03 December 2020 Cultural Learning workforce survey The Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) 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 this short survey by 23 December about roles in cultural learning, contracts and redundancies.
03 December 2020 Policy and Practice round-up December 2020 This month we bring you news of a range of reports highlighting the impact of Covid on children experiencing disadvantage; new Covid guidance from government; how to get involved in the UNESCO Futures of Education initiative; STEAM activities; and ICYMI a DCMS report: the role of arts in improving health and wellbeing.
