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’.
10 March 2021 Policy and Practice round-up March 2021 This month we bring you news of more data on job losses in the creative industries and which groups are being particularly affected; key information from the roadmap out of lockdown for cultural learning; an EPI report on the attainment gap post-16; an EEF report that suggests children eligible for FSM are much less likely than their peers to have extra-curricular arts lessons; and an open call from the National Theatre to get involved in their Inclusive Practice Collective.