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What do Britons say can be considered 'art'? Memes: 23% can be considered 'art' AI-generated images: 25% Fan fiction: 33% Advertising: 35% Video games: 37% TV shows: 41% Stand-up comedy: 44% Cooking: 49% Fashion: 63% Interior design: 64% Movies: 65% Comic books/graphic novels:

We're extremely concerned to learn about the dramatic drop in children reading for pleasure, reported by National Literacy Trust. theguardian.com/books/2024/nov…

What a week! Reading enjoyment among young people is at an all-time low but the response from the community shows that we’re stronger when we join forces. Help us #GrowAGenerationOfReaders by using the hashtag to share how reading has shaped you. More: literacytrust.org.uk/reading-for-pl…

Frog and toad snuggle up with a book 💚 The number of children reading for enjoyment in the UK is at an all-time low. Reading supports mental wellbeing, learning, and happy futures. #GrowAGenerationOfReaders 📷 India Rose Crawford Campaign info: literacytrust.org.uk/reading-for-pl…

Great work from our ‘Story Ambassadors’ steering group planning our first Oracy Symposium next year. Thanks The Goldsmiths' Foundation & Arts Council England Darren Henley CBE for supporting this project as part of our ‘Story-Led Resilience Prog’ Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE Durham University Jo Cleasby 🙏 Karen Cody

Fab mtg Literacy Strg Grp-all things oracy, new language for transition yr6-7 & bringing the arts back into the curriculum! 👏 Blackpool Research School Blackpool Council Oracy Education Commission Jessie Ricketts, moving to @rickettslara.bsky Jilly Fran Better Start Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE Geoff Barton Karen Cody St John Vianney English Hub

Collaboration & co-creation are not the same thing. Collaboration means working with others - who often have their own goals & agendas. These goals have to be matched & if they're not, one person’s gain can be another person’s loss. Co-creation is about jointly creating

Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts | Arts funding | The Guardian theguardian.com/culture/2024/d…

We welcome today's research which PROVES that engaging with arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, with substantial societal and economic benefits. 👏 Department for Culture, Media and Sport UCL World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Daisy Fancourt theguardian.com/society/2024/d…

👏Excellent, Frank Cottrell-Boyce made it all about the value of reading in early years, positive impact on well being, for children , their parents and carers. Bravo

Congratulations to Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu Winsome Pinnock & fab company of ‘Pig Heart Boy’ Dynamic, clever, enjoyable adaptation Malorie Blackman book Blackpool Grand Theatre 🦋 14-17 May. Joy to watch with friends from Newcastle Theatre Royal Belgrade Theatre The Marlowe Theatre Norwich Theatre

Loved it! time with our theatre partners. 🙏 CTP Arts Council England . All widening access to theatre for children, yp they serve their creative voices front & centre. Claire Procter Newcastle Theatre Royal UK Theatre The Marlowe Theatre Belgrade Theatre Newcastle Theatre Royal

Really looking forward to this. Teacher and youth worker friends take a look 👇 Perfect intro to Shakespeare with The RSC #TheTempest St John Vianney English Hub Montgomery Academy Armfield Academy The Sea View Trust Anchorsholme Academy Park Community Academy OLA Blackpool

Hamlet The RSC with the elegant, clever set holding the fresh, vulnerable & at times comedic performance of #LukeThallon Clear storytelling & direction makes it accessible & compelling. The grief, anger & living loss as a pain that feels relevant. rupertgoold & co 🙌

“We welcome the Government’s recognition of the urgent need to support arts venues...without a long-term investment plan, many venues face an uncertain future. " Our Co-CEO Claire & Hannah reacts to Department for Culture, Media and Sport's new fund for arts venues👇 uktheatre.org/solt-uk-theatr…

This is our summer adventure! Please share thanks 👍

Excellent research report with powerful recommendations. ‘An extra curricular bursary’ Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE jacqui o'hanlon Arts Council England, North Karen Cody

Today we publish our #ReportCard2025, providing an overview of the current state of Arts education in England. Read now: culturallearningalliance.org.uk/evidence/#annu…