Arts-Rich Schools: What Over 1,000 Studies Tell Us About Children’s Learning
The Cultural Learning Alliance and the Royal Shakespeare Company along with a number of Midlands Universities have reviewed over 1000 studies to see what difference it makes to children if schools are arts-rich.
This power-point presentation summarises that review: https://www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CLA-Capabilities-Framework_Extended-Version.pdf
It is conclusive: schools that are arts rich perform better in all subjects, with more confident joyful children.
Why doesn’t every school want to be arts-rich?
Do share this evidence with teacher colleagues, governors and PTAS. It was the basis of the talk given by Jacqui O’Hanlon at the CATS conference on Jan 28th.
