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SPOTLIGHTING THE ARTS
Creative subjects have suffered disproportionately as budgets have shrunk. So how can you fund cultural enrichment projects, asks Jane Hughes
D
espite the prestige and the income (more than £111 billion a year) that the
creative industries bring to the UK economy, investment in arts education has dwindled. Over the
reveal a reduction in secondary school teaching hours and teachers in creative subjects such as art, drama, music, design and technology. The issue
decade. Moreover, funding for arts and culture subjects in higher education (in England) is being slashed as subsidies are funnelled into the science sector. So how can schools get back to
post-lockdown when many schools prioritised core academic subjects in an attempt to catch up on lost learning. This raised the prospect of a generation of children with little ‘cultural capital’. According to the NASUWT,
schools in England now face a ‘creativity crisis’, with the number of GCSE music and drama
providing a broad and balanced curriculum, with creative subjects that provide unique educational and career opportunities, as well as supporting mental health and wellbeing? On the following pages, we explore tried-and-tested solutions, with accompanying case studies. One option is to develop a fundraising portfolio for a large project that will provide multi- layered opportunities and facilities for pupils. The second is to secure one-off grants for cultural enrichment activities that schools can build exciting learning opportunities around.
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