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Welcome to the new Freelance Champions
FMTW warmly congratulates Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump on their appointment as the UK Government’s new Freelance Champions. We are also pleased to see the Government describe the purpose of the appointments in clear terms: “Freelancers will be put at the heart…
Government announces appointment of two freelance champions
Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump, both freelancers themselves, will ‘be put at the heart of the government’s decision-making on the creative industries’. Read more here.
Why are arts subjects still declining in schools? And is there hope of a reversal?
The latest exam results confirm that creative subjects are continuing to struggle in secondary schools, while new data from the primary sector paints a similar picture. For all the government’s talk of change, it is proving elusive, with worrying implications for the…
GCSE arts entries stagnate year-on-year but show near 50% drop since 2010
Entries for GCSE arts subjects have stagnated year-on-year but are down by almost 50% since 2010, with warnings that the decline is contributing to the youth unemployment crisis. Read more here.
Regional theatre faces ‘crisis of being ignored’, says Derby head
Sarah Brigham was part of a panel discussing regional theatre on the latest episode of the Battersea Arts Centre’s (Un)Common Ground podcast. Read more here.