26 February 2024 An Arts Entitlement in Wigan In our series of blogs reflecting on our Manifesto Asks, Steve Moffitt, CEO of A New Direction, reflects on growing up in a borough that prioritised arts education and what that meant for its young people.
26 February 2024 Policy and Practice Round-up February 2024 This month we bring a new EPI study on the positive effects of arts participation at secondary school level; new analysis on the economic impact of the cost of living crisis on Higher Education students; new data on 500,000 young people waiting for mental health treatment; parents’ career ambitions for their children; and cuts to local councils funding for culture.