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Jake Chapman accused of snobbery over comments about children and art

4 Aug 2014: Head of arts charity criticises controversial artist for saying that taking children to galleries was a complete waste of time
Primary school after-school activities slump under coalition, Labour says

4 Aug 2014:
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman highlights drop in pupils doing after-school music, drama and dance activities
If we want theatre for the masses, we need grants to target audiences

12 Jul 2014:
David Edgar: Early experience of theatre, either as participants or spectators, is vital to encourage children, but the opposite is happening
Budget cuts cause concern among Australia's arts community

14 May 2014: Film and TV funding body Screen Australia will lose $38m over four years, forcing a review of all programs
We have to recognise the huge value of arts and culture to society

27 Apr 2014: Peter Bazalgette: In a year that heralds a general election, the Arts Council England chief says we should talk about the civilising role of culture
It's clear this government doesn't value the arts in schools

21 Apr 2014: Dreda Say Mitchell: Creativity has a role in society that's more important than merely turning a dollar – and perhaps that's why Gove et al don't back it
Lost poems of Douglas Adams and Griff Rhys Jones found in school cupboard

19 Mar 2014:
Brentwood school uncovers works penned by teenage schoolmates in its sixth-form literary society, writes Alison Flood
Kill Bill: why we must take Shakespeare out of the classroom

Guardian Professional, 17 Mar 2014:
To understand Shakespeare, you need the luxury of time, space and specialism to put his words on their feet
From Gormley to Google: the case for public art in schools

Guardian Professional, 24 Feb 2014:
When it comes to education, that which cannot be measured is viewed with suspicion – but cultural literacy helps us make sense of the world
Museums on the road: the kids are all right in Cornwall

Guardian Professional, 27 Jan 2014: Museum outreach is always a complex operation, but a Cornish living history programme gives new meaning to remote working
Response: theatre in education has never been a 'happy accident'

Guardian Professional, 16 Dec 2013:
Denigrating educational theatre for the cause of art in schools ignores a vital part of theatrical history, says Paul Kleiman
We don't need no theatre in education: let's get kids commissioning our plays

Guardian Professional, 11 Dec 2013: The only theatre in education worth making is where art comes first and education is a happy accident, says Adam Barnard
Art declining in the UK? Decide for yourself

5 Dec 2013: The national campaign for the arts has looked at 20 indicators - from funding to cultural output to find out how the arts have changed since 2007. They found that employment was down though satisfaction was rising
Arts head: Purni Morell, artistic director, Unicorn theatre

Guardian Professional, 26 Nov 2013: The theatre director on childhood creativity, paying attention to parents and why audiences should know more than performers
Art Party: 'to preserve education we need to pull down Gove's gates'

Guardian Professional, 23 Nov 2013: Surely we want a society where anyone has the ability and right to contribute to culture, says Bob and Roberta Smith