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Opinion: Why Johnson and Sunak should learn a lesson from recent history – don’t mess with students

Rumours that the UK government is considering capping degree places for creative subjects shows what a long, dark, downward spiral a short-term soluti…

MUSIC:ED October 26, 2021

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ACE Let's Create strategy 'music that makes our hearts sing'

Arts Council England launches research scheme into creative learning

Eight Community Collaboratives – state-maintained schools, each with a network or a further eight to twelve schools – have received grants of up t…

MUSIC:ED October 19, 2021

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Afghan musicians face execution by Taliban

Almost 250 musicians and organisations have written an open letter to The Times, asking the UK government to recognise the plight of Afghan musicians …

MUSIC:ED October 8, 2021

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New UK Culture Minister suggests BBC may not be here in a decade

Nadine Dorries, the new UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has suggested the BBC licence fee is under threat and that the co…

MUSIC:ED October 5, 2021

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1600 UK creative professionals write to Nadine Dorries to prioritise touring crisis

The campaign group Carry on Touring has delivered an open letter to the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport pleading for acti…

MUSIC:ED September 21, 2021

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Dorries replaces Dowden at DCMS

The surprise cabinet reshuffle on 15 September has brought the creative sector its third Culture Secretary under Boris Johnson’s premiership. Oliver Dowden, the much-maligned figurehead at…

MUSIC:ED September 15, 2021

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‘Creative Majority’ report to UK Parliament points ways to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in creative and cultural sectors

A report commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity has been published to address the question of workforce equit…

MUSIC:ED September 15, 2021

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Scottish school music tuition fees removed for next year

Scottish school students will be able to get their music tuition free of charge from next term, thanks to funding from the Scottish government.

MUSIC:ED August 20, 2021

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DfE appoints panel ‘to shape future of music education’

In preparation for the publication of a new National Plan for Music Education (NPME) for England to be published in 2022 the Department for Education …

MUSIC:ED August 10, 2021

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Visa-free touring in 19 EU countries for UK musicians

Following months of campaigning by musicians and music industry organisations, the UK government has announced that performers will be able to tour in…

MUSIC:ED August 5, 2021

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