Quick updates
Creative Scotland appoints new Chief Executive
Janet Archer, currently Director at Dance for Arts Council England, will take up the role in July
Read full story
The Culture Secretary gives her first speech on the arts at the British Museum
Maria Miller advises senior culture figures that justification for future arts funding must be based on an economic grounds
Read full story
Government announce the launch of new Tech Bacc vocational
The Tech Bacc will bring together new and existing qualifications, and is aimed at the 50% of students who do not go on to attend university
Read full story
HMRC investigate over 100 firms offering potentially illegal unpaid internships
Campaign group Intern Aware have reported firms which may be breaking the law through their use of unpaid interns to ministers
Read full story
Teachers speak out against Michael Gove’s curriculum reforms
More than 2,000 teachers put their names to a petition condemning Michael Gove's new national curriculum
Read full story
Peter Bazalgette gives first speech as chair of Arts Council England
ACE Chairman's speech warns against cuts to culture budgets and argues Heseltine plan should focus on culture
Read full story
Changes to league table performance measures for schools impact on vocation provision
New report from IPPR suggests 60% of schools cutting the provision of vocational qualifications
Read full story
Arts Council chair Liz Forgan accuses Gove of abandoning cultural education
Forgan calls on Government to protect arts funding and include arts subjects in the EBacc
Read full story
House of Lords debate inclusion of arts subjects in the English Baccalaureate Certificate
Lords offer strong support for inclusion of arts subjects in the EBacc
Read full story