£8 million for cultural education programmes

The government has announced £8 million to support a number of cultural education programmes.

These include film making opportunities with the British Film Institute, sessions with the National Youth Dance Company, and learning at National Art and Design Saturday Clubs.

£1.6 million has been set aside to continue Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme for the next two years.

Heritage Schools includes a range of stimulating projects including creating local heritage films, community exhibitions and some have even campaigned to have their local war memorial included on the National Heritage List for England.

The programme supports teachers in learning about the heritage of the area they teach in, so they can embed it into the curriculum, and make local links with the national story of England.

There is also a further boost for the ‘In Harmony’ projects in Liverpool, Lambeth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Leeds, Telford and Wrekin/Stoke-on-Trent. All will receive a share of £1 million to help them to continue to provide music education for disadvantaged pupils in their area.

These projects aim to inspire and transform the lives of children and families in deprived communities through the power and discipline of ensemble music making.