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As 2023 gets under way, we’re raising the curtain on the shortfall in funding for the arts in schools. The creative industries are a major driver for the UK economy. Yet arts, performance and design subjects have been effectively sidelined in educational funding streams, to the point where  creatives is going to come from. So what can schools do to redress this? Our cover story looks at how to create a portfolio of fundraising initiatives  turn, inspire more creativity and artistic endeavour. We’ve coupled this with inspirational success stories of fundraising for cultural enrichment. Plus, if you’re on the lookout for arts  the best in our Resources section. Spring is a time for renewal and growth, and in


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our Partnerships section we delve into how schools can revive and strengthen relationships with their  greening your school with our Brand Eco guide to events and recycling (Fundraising section).  analyses the challenges of school fundraising  regular giving schemes with impact and longevity. As ever, do get in touch if you have a story to share


and good luck with all your fundraising activity. Jane Hughes, editor


MEET OUR EXPERTS


JUSTIN SMITH is managing director of Chameleon Training and Consultancy


(chameleon-training.co.uk) providing specialist marketing and income-generation support to the education sector.


LOUISE BENNETT is CEO of the Institute of Development Professionals in


Education, which supports schools to develop fundraising and engagement programmes through training, guidance, benchmarking and partnership work.


SHARON NOBLE is development manager at Chestnut Grove Academy in


London. She previously worked in community fundraising as manager of Sutton Ecology Centre, and then director of Vauxhall City Farm.


HELEN BURGE is deputy chief operations officer at The Priory Learning Trust. She is a fellow


of the ISBL and school resource management adviser with Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust.


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EDITOR Jane Hughes editor@funded.org.uk Tel: 01342 718679


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ART DIRECTOR Carol Rogerson DESIGNER Joanna Bettles SUB EDITOR Zoë Hill


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