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We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵🏛️

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The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. @andyburnham, the arts and culture MUST be part of it. We've launched an urgent petition to make sure the arts can play their part in revitalising the nation 🌱 Add your name ✏️ campaignforthearts.org/petit…
Image of street performer in colourful outfit on Northern high street. Heading Petition, Campaign for the Arts logo, and text Put the arts in the 10-year plan

ALT Image of street performer in colourful outfit on Northern high street. Heading Petition, Campaign for the Arts logo, and text Put the arts in the 10-year plan

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🚨 BREAKING: UK national museums & galleries "will remain free, to all of us, forever". Speaking at Tate Liverpool yesterday, Culture Sec Lisa Nandy put the debate to bed, pledging to defend free access for everyone 🏛️ 🌍
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🎂 This December marks 25 years of universal free admission. Recently, the govt considered changing the policy to charge intl visitors in England. This would've impacted everyone’s visits to national museums & galleries and could've influenced choices in other UK nations too.
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Meral Hussein-Ece
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Sep 24
I was present & can confirm Baroness Mackenzies maiden speech was brilliant. @UKHouseofLords
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Sep 24
🎥 In her maiden House of Lords speech, the new Arts Minister reiterated the Government's pledge to revitalise arts education. We warmly welcome @ruthmackenzie's commitment to that pledge. Our research continues to highlight the scale of the crisis in arts education [...]
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🎥 In her maiden House of Lords speech, the new Arts Minister reiterated the Government's pledge to revitalise arts education. We warmly welcome @ruthmackenzie's commitment to that pledge. Our research continues to highlight the scale of the crisis in arts education [...]
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🥀 47% drop in the arts' share of GCSE entries in English state schools since 2010 📉 Sharpest drop in arts A-levels in 5 years ⚖️ Students in deprived areas are 3x less likely to take GCSE Drama We look forward to monitoring the Government's progress in reversing these trends.
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🎙️ In June, our Director gave evidence in Parliament on the future of the BBC. 📬 Last week, @LordsCommsCom wrote to Lisa Nandy, and we are delighted to see them call for a "bold, confident and unapologetic" approach. CFTA's response ⬇️
Screengrab of UK Parliament Communications and Digital Committee statement calling for a "bold, confident and unapologetic" approach to the future of the BBC; below, two camera operators film a brightly lit studio production.

ALT Screengrab of UK Parliament Communications and Digital Committee statement calling for a "bold, confident and unapologetic" approach to the future of the BBC; below, two camera operators film a brightly lit studio production.

Quote from Jack Gamble, CFTA Director: "“I’m grateful to the Communications and Digital Committee for asking the Campaign for the Arts to give evidence to their inquiry on the BBC Charter, and I fully support their conclusions in Baroness Keeley’s excellent letter to Lisa Nandy. The Government can and should be “bold, confident and unapologetic” in securing the future of the BBC. It is our largest cultural organisation and a cornerstone of our creative industries. It is also an antidote to the forces of fragmentation - a truly national asset which belongs to us all and connects us to one another. A stronger BBC will make for a stronger UK - but it will need a stronger funding model, and real ambition from the UK Government at this pivotal moment.”

ALT Quote from Jack Gamble, CFTA Director: "“I’m grateful to the Communications and Digital Committee for asking the Campaign for the Arts to give evidence to their inquiry on the BBC Charter, and I fully support their conclusions in Baroness Keeley’s excellent letter to Lisa Nandy. The Government can and should be “bold, confident and unapologetic” in securing the future of the BBC. It is our largest cultural organisation and a cornerstone of our creative industries. It is also an antidote to the forces of fragmentation - a truly national asset which belongs to us all and connects us to one another. A stronger BBC will make for a stronger UK - but it will need a stronger funding model, and real ambition from the UK Government at this pivotal moment.”
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Right now, anyone can walk through the doors of any UK national museum or gallery and experience their permanent collection for free – with no barrier, booking, ID or fee. 🎉 On 1 December, we celebrate 25 years of this landmark policy.
Entrance to the Tate Britain, London, promoting a survey titled "Over To You: 25 Years of Free Museums & Galleries" with text "As the Government considers changes to this landmark policy, share what 25 years of free admission has meant to you in our short survey".

ALT Entrance to the Tate Britain, London, promoting a survey titled "Over To You: 25 Years of Free Museums & Galleries" with text "As the Government considers changes to this landmark policy, share what 25 years of free admission has meant to you in our short survey".

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Recently, the government has been considering whether to change the policy in England by charging international visitors. 🔮 That would impact everyone’s visits to national museums, including UK residents – and could influence future choices in other UK nations too.
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Ministers have promised an update before the end of the year. Have your say before any decision is made. 📣 Take the CFTA survey in c. 10 mins campaignforthearts.org/free-…

Over To You: 25 Years of Free Museums & Galleries | Campaign for the Arts

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There is now less than one week left to respond to the Government's important consultation on National Lottery funding ⬇️ If you have already submitted your response – thank you. If you haven't had a chance yet, please do so before noon next Weds. 🔗 campaignforthearts.org/news/…

Have your say on the future of Lottery funding for the arts | Campaign for the Arts

For the first time since 2002, the UK Government has launched a review of how National Lottery “Good Cause” funding works – including the 20% share that goes directly to the arts.

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Aug 27
The Government is reviewing National Lottery funding for the first time in almost 25 years – including the 1/5 share that goes to the arts. Shares have shrunk before, and could again. 📸 Lamar Francois 🖼️ @derbytheatre Block Party 📍 Stockbrook Park, Derby
15 minutes to protect £billions for the arts – for a generation? banner over a crowd at an outdoor arts event, with a painter at an easel in the foreground and the Campaign for the Arts logo at bottom right.

ALT 15 minutes to protect £billions for the arts – for a generation? banner over a crowd at an outdoor arts event, with a painter at an easel in the foreground and the Campaign for the Arts logo at bottom right.
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mary beard@wmarybeard
Sep 10
And when he says that he loves the arts in his life, he means they are not essential. That is the thing to fight. Arts and literature are not things to love (Kafka anyone?) They are about thinking harder about things that matter.
mary beard@wmarybeard
Sep 10
“Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister.” In some cases that is true. But don’t you have to think more carefully what “value to the nation”. means. Some value isn’t measured in money thetimes.com/article/42df946…
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"The crisis in arts education is not just a story of falling enrolment, but widening inequality." 🗣️ CFTA Director in The Stage today on how the raw figures on exam entries hide an even more serious injustice. Whoever we are and wherever we live, we need the arts in our lives.
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@TheStage
Sep 2
Students in England’s most deprived areas are about three times less likely to enter GCSE drama than those in the least deprived areas, new data analysis suggests. Read more 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/students…
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That's why we're demanding the new PM make the arts: 🌱 Available from childhood 🔓 Accessible to all 🗺️ Thriving everywhere ✏️ Sign the petition: campaignforthearts.org/petit…

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

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🗣️ More funding, more teachers, and more space for the arts in schools 🚀
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Aug 31
“More funding, more teachers, more space." Jack Gamble knows what the government must do for the arts in schools. Sign our open letter if you agree ➡️ tinyurl.com/OpenLetterAM @_CFTA
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The Government is reviewing National Lottery funding for the first time in almost 25 years – including the 1/5 share that goes to the arts. Shares have shrunk before, and could again. 📸 Lamar Francois 🖼️ @derbytheatre Block Party 📍 Stockbrook Park, Derby
15 minutes to protect £billions for the arts – for a generation? banner over a crowd at an outdoor arts event, with a painter at an easel in the foreground and the Campaign for the Arts logo at bottom right.

ALT 15 minutes to protect £billions for the arts – for a generation? banner over a crowd at an outdoor arts event, with a painter at an easel in the foreground and the Campaign for the Arts logo at bottom right.

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Nothing about the current system is guaranteed 🎰 Every response really will help protect this crucial source of arts funding – and we've prepared guidance to help you make yours ⬇️ campaignforthearts.org/news/…

Have your say on the future of Lottery funding for the arts | Campaign for the Arts

For the first time since 2002, the UK Government has launched a review of how National Lottery “Good Cause” funding works – including the 20% share that goes directly to the arts.

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🦠 Arts GCSEs: stagnant Down 47% since 2010, and this year shows no sign of recovery. Every subject we track has lost ground since 2010.
Steep decline in arts' share of GCSE entries since 2010: overall share down 47% with no recovery, shown by a falling stacked-area chart and a list of subject drops: Design & Technology −75%, Performing/Expressive Arts −72%, Media/Film/TV −53%, Dance −60%, Drama −48%, Music −37%, Art & Design −3%.

ALT Steep decline in arts' share of GCSE entries since 2010: overall share down 47% with no recovery, shown by a falling stacked-area chart and a list of subject drops: Design & Technology −75%, Performing/Expressive Arts −72%, Media/Film/TV −53%, Dance −60%, Drama −48%, Music −37%, Art & Design −3%.

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Full analysis and breakdown on our website ⬇️ campaignforthearts.org/news/…

Arts' share shrinks again at A-level, stagnates at GCSE | Campaign for the Arts

Since 2010, the share of entries in arts subjects has now shrunk by more than a third at A-level and almost half at GCSE.

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🌱 Children deserve an arts education. The Government has pledged to revitalise it. We cannot allow that to stall. Sign the petition to help put the arts in the new PM's 10-year plan. Now just a few hundred names away from 30,000. campaignforthearts.org/petit…

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

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The Arts and Minds Campaign
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Aug 13
The number of pupils taking arts subjects continues to fall. Let's tell the government what it needs to do now to fully restore the status of arts subjects in schools tinyurl.com/OpenLetterAM
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@_CFTA
Aug 13
Arts A-levels: still vanishing 🚨 In 2010, roughly 1 in every 6.5 A-level entries was in the arts. Today, it's 1 in 10. Every single subject we track now accounts for a smaller share of entries than it did in 2010 👇
Stacked area chart showing arts A‑level share falling from 2010 to 2026 – a 34% collapse overall, with sharpest drop this year in 5 years: Performing/Expressive Arts down 68%, Dance 59%, Drama 58%, Music 52%, Design & Technology 44%, Media/Film/TV 36%, Art & Design 13%. Title: Arts A-levels still vanishing

ALT Stacked area chart showing arts A‑level share falling from 2010 to 2026 – a 34% collapse overall, with sharpest drop this year in 5 years: Performing/Expressive Arts down 68%, Dance 59%, Drama 58%, Music 52%, Design & Technology 44%, Media/Film/TV 36%, Art & Design 13%. Title: Arts A-levels still vanishing
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