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Plan A for Arts: Time for some zero-based budgeting?

Blog

20 Mar 2013

Joe Hallgarten

Whilst obviously significant for all of us, today's budget feels like a bit of  pre-2014 Spending Review foreplay. So, provoked by Peter Bazalgette's inaugural lecture as Chair of Arts Council England here at RSA this morning, the fantastic questions from our new Chair Vikki Heywood, and the launch of a new RSA-ACE project called Towards Plan A: a new political economy for arts and culture, here is an attempt at the real thing: a zero-based budgeting exercise for the arts.

Whitley Arts - Creating a platform for budding creatives

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20 Mar 2013

Richard Pickford

"It’s nice to be able to show others our work, especially my grand parents who live far away." Laura Warick-Student

An inspector keeps calling

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15 Mar 2013

Joe Hallgarten

Is there anything Ofsted won’t do? Fresh from Michael Wilshaw’s ‘Damascene Moment’, changing his mind to pitch for Ofsted sticking around to support school improvement (aided by their new regional directors), David Laws claimed last week that Ofsted would make sure that the Pupil Premium was well spent.

A Lambeth school excelling against the odds

Press release

04 Mar 2013

A south London school that was once famous for all the wrong reasons has become the second school in the capital to be graded as outstanding in every area by OfSTED, since the new harder inspection process was introduced in September 2012.

Rising numbers of disadvantaged pupils moving school in-year

Press release

01 Mar 2013

Disadvantaged pupils are 40 percent more likely to be admitted ‘in year’ due to either moving homes or changing family circumstances, according to figures released by the RSA.

Solving the World’s Problems Differently

Video

28 Feb 2013

Don Tapscott is one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media and the economic and social impact of technology.

The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

Video

27 Feb 2013

Dan Pink is the author of a number of provocative bestselling books on the changing world of work.

The Big Idea: Shout Out Suffolk

Blog

25 Feb 2013

The Big Idea: giving young people in Suffolk their say about education in the county

National Curriculum behold, here come the Grand Curriculum Designers!

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07 Feb 2013

It’s more than the national curriculum, more than lesson planning and bigger than building knowledge! Let’s design a curriculum by first asking Why...