Arts in Schools: the arts advocacy toolkit from Bacc for the Future, CLA and What Next?

Published in partnership between Bacc for the Future, CLA and What Next? Arts in Schools is a useful toolkit for arts activists and teachers to refer to and use when advocating and championing arts education. The pack includes vital information and advice to help make the case to keep arts in schools, including how to write letters to local MPs and Councillors, the National Schools Commissioner and members of the Education Select Committee.​

Inspiring the Future of Theatre

Building on SOLT and UK Theatre’s recent Workforce Review, it aims to showcase the range of careers available in theatre to young people, to build the future workforce encourage and strengthen connections between schools and their local theatres build audiences of the future

Theatre and the performing arts are part of the creative industries, which are worth £101.5 billion, and are growing at nearly twice the rate of the economy. We believe that if the sector is to continue to thrive, it must draw on the talent base, and build audiences, from all areas of society. That’s where you come in.

Inspiring the Future of Theatre is a partnership between UK Theatre, SOLT, and the charity Education and Employers.

The campaign aims to showcase the range of careers available to young people in theatre, with the aim of broadening the horizons of the children and encouraging them to think of theatre, and off stage roles in particular, as they progress through their school career.

As part of this project, we are asking the theatre industry workforce to sign up to our campaign and volunteer to go into a local school to talk about their job. You can read more about signing up to the campaign here: https://uktheatre.org/inspirin...

We are also holding a series of events around the country between primary schools and their local theatres.

One Dance UK

One Dance UK is the sector support organisation leading the way to a stronger, more vibrant and diverse dance sector. They are the UK body for dance and advocate for dance in schools. Read their articles of interest and download their advocacy guides below to help advocate for dance at your school or college. Read their latest article, Dance Education Advocacy by their Ambassador Martha.

Action for Children's Arts

Action for Children’s Arts (ACA) is a national membership organisation embracing all those who believe that every child deserves access to artistic and creative activity. The charity is dedicated to the promotion, development and celebration of all creative and performing arts, for and with children. ACA is proud that its membership ranges from individual artists, to National Portfolio Organisations, to parents and teachers – all championing the cause of giving every child access to the arts.

Durham Commission

The Durham Commission on Creativity in Education has released its final report. The Commission has looked at the role creativity and creative thinking should play in the education of young people. It was set up in response to the strength of opinion across the business, education and public sectors that young people are emerging into a world in which the skills and knowledge of the current education system will no longer be sufficient.

CBI

The new CBI report 'Centre Stage: keeping the UK’s creative industries in the spotlight' demonstrates the economic and cultural value of the UK’s creative industries.

The report champions our world leading creative industries, the growth architects of the UK economy; and explores the role they play in UK society and in shaping how the UK is perceived internationally

The UK’s creative industries are a global success story generating over £101bn for the UK economy – equivalent to £11.5m per hour. Over the last decade, the sector has grown twice as fast as the UK economy as a whole and shows no sign of slowing down. It is estimated the sector will be worth £130bn GVA by 2025 as international demand continues to grow. The creative industries also sit at the heart of a bigger creative economy, which employs over three million people and generates value across supply chains.