CHAMPIONING A RIGHT TO ARTS & CULTURE FOR EVERY CHILD
We use evidence to demonstrate the ways in which an arts-rich education provides skills for life and skills for work, enabling all children to fulfil their potential.
CLA is the leading source of arts/cultural education news, insight and opinion, and leads the collective cross-arts agenda for arts/cultural learning policy change. Click here to see what we do and how we work.
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The Issues
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There has been a lack of value ascribed to Expressive Arts subjects them through the education system in England. Why – and why is this a social justice issue?
Read MoreThe Challenges
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What needs to change for every child and young person to have an entitlement to an arts-rich education? CLA has consulted widely to answer this question.
Read MoreThe Context
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The context for our work in terms of young people’s lives and educational experiences is stark, and the data we gather informs all that we do.
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THE ARTS IN SCHOOLS REPORT
CLA has taken on all the resources produced through The Arts in Schools initiative. The Arts in Schools: Foundations for the Future calls on policymakers to ascribe greater value to the role of the Expressive Arts in schools as part of a rethink of England’s state education system. Read more
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