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• ‘It is everything art gets a bad name for and everything I love’: Damien Hirst and Cornelia Parker on choosing artworks for schools

  11-01-2025 18:03
  
  Antony Gormley and Bridget Riley also pick works to be shown on high-res displays, thanks to a drive to put art at the core of the secondary school cultural syllabusA scheme to bring powerful works of art into the classroom is to be rolled out across British secondary schools in the coming year, with the aim of reaching a million students daily in 1,000 schools by 2027.Works by Van Gogh, Matisse, Blake and Georgia O’Keeffe, each selected by leading names in contemporary art, including Dami
  
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• ‘National catastrophe’: drama school funding crisis in England sparks concern

  11-01-2025 09:56
  
  Actors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to artsWorld-leading drama schools in England are facing a financial crisis that threatens to turn back the clock, shutting down opportunities for talented young people from diverse and less privileged backgrounds, according to leading figures in the arts.The warning came after one of the most celebrated drama schools in the country, Bristol Old Vic theatre school (BOVTS), which opened in 1946 with the
  
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• ‘I was terrified about parental backlash’: taking contested history into schools

  11-01-2025 09:00
  
  Parallel Histories, one of three charities the Guardian is supporting this year, helps students navigate contemporary conflictsDonate to our charity appeal hereHalf a million students studied GCSE or A-level history in the UK last year, but just 2,000 of them tackled the origins of the conflict raging in the Middle East. Why? According to one history teacher, Meredith Cann, schools often fear criticism from parents if they tackle sensitive topics.Children are hungry for the chance to study conte
  
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