Latest News Office for Students consults on 49% cuts to HE arts courses funding The Office for Students is the independent regulator for higher education in England. They are running a consultation on funding decisions for the 2021-22 academic year they have been directed to make by the Department for Education, requiring a 50% reduction in funding for university courses on performing and creative arts. The consultation closes on Thursday 6 May.
21 April 2021 Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme The £200 million Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme runs in England with funding from the Department for Education (DfE) distributed via top tier local authorities who are responsible for spending the grant. The grant is for local authorities to provide free places at holiday clubs in the Easter, summer and Christmas school holidays in 2021 for children who receive Free School Meals.
13 April 2021 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.
