Can a crisis be turned in to an Oscar-winning drama? Not for state school pupils, writes Robert Crampton In his article on March 12th he says: “Keir Starmer points to a 47 per cent fall in arts subjects taken at GCSE between 2010 and 2023. That’s partly because of cuts…
Music is under attack and theatres are closing. It’s time for a radical overhaul of the arts in the UK before it’s too late The arts generate more revenue than the life sciences, aerospace and construction industries combined. Add television, films, advertising and broadcasting, and we are faced not with…
11th March 2024 Sir Keir Starmer gave a speech today in which he says “It is immoral that working-class children are being denied the same opportunities to become Hollywood stars or musical icons as private school pupils.” He said “we are holding back masses of potential because of a decline…
The grammar school boy from Stratford-upon-Avon has landed a scholarly punch after ground-breaking research showed that Shakespeare does benefit children’s literacy and emotional development. But only if you act him out. A study found that a “rehearsal room” approach to teaching Shakespeare broadened children’s vocabulary and the complexity of their…