13 December 2022 Policy and Practice round-up December 2022 This month’s roundup includes two reports on cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda; the latest (troubling) data on Initial Teacher Training recruitment; a new report on social and emotional learning (SEL) in England’s schools and an evaluation of the National Saturday Art Club.
13 December 2022 How cultural learning can be used to overcome the current crisis in young people’s mental wellbeing The positive impact of the arts on wellbeing has been discussed for centuries, if not in the terms we use today, and we now have a growing body of evidence linking participation in the arts with mental health and wellbeing.
13 December 2022 Closing the ‘enrichment gap’ between independent and state schools The disparities between independent and state schools have recently been brought into focus by debates about removing tax exempt status from independent schools, and new research on their arts provision.