Arts in schools
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'This is our reality as teenagers': students take gang culture to the stageA new drama – The Endz – will see pupils from Harris Academy Peckham collaborating with The Multi-Story Orchestra to give a voice to victims of knife crime
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Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning opera star, dies at age 74Family pays tribute to internationally celebrated medal of arts recipient
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Why are children forced to choose between the arts? The Ebacc must go
Bob and Roberta SmithChildren should be allowed to study the GCSE subjects that interest them, says artist Bob and Roberta SmithWhy are children forced to choose between the arts? The Ebacc must go
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Letters: Stephanie Garrett says the disappearance of sociology from schools represents a threat to the principles of liberal democracy. Liam Harris, Maggie Hulson and John Airs champion the benefits of educational dramaSociology’s value to wider society and a revival in drama education
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‘We fight for every penny’: teachers say not enough resources for arts educationSurvey calls for ‘arts premium’ so primary school children can have better access to the arts -
Fair, please! The bus offering education for all, from stargazing to curry-makingArts education is in crisis but theatre company Slung Low has set up a pay-what-you-can community college, offering lessons in art activism, wood-whittling and much more
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Prince Charles: I find Leonard Cohen's music very movingPrince of Wales reveals his private musical passions in Radio 3 special
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Music school grants for poor students going to ‘comfortable middle class’Families with £190k income receive awards meant to help disadvantaged attend Yehudi Menuhin and Chetham’s schools
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Farewell, Christo. You offered a lovely summer gift
Vanessa ThorpeMany children will have enjoyed his Hyde Park work. Now take the arts into schools
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Labour and Prince Charles vow to support creativity in schoolsArtists and politicians at Royal Albert Hall event voice concerns over slide of arts in schools
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As music and languages are cut, students no longer engage in subjects that aren’t all about right and wrong, says writer Daisy BuchananThe arts teach us how to express ourselves – and give us freedom to fail -
Money is a huge obstacle for people trying to get into the arts. We need positive policies – even quotas – to improve diversity, writes the actor Eddie Marsan
I know how hard it is for working-class actors to succeed. We can change that



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