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    Reimagining Relevance

    By Nina Simon, , 5 minute read

    Nina Simon, author of The Art of Relevance and founder of global charity OF/BY/FOR ALL, shares her perspective on new tools being offered to help build more inclusive and relevant organisations in the context of the Let’s Create strategy. 

    Photo by Nina Simon
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    Our refreshed vision for a creative education

    By Nicky Morgan,

    Our Director of Special Projects, Nicky Morgan, reflects on the Durham Commission eighteen months on.

    Four primary school aged children paint clay sculptures in a classroom
    Photo by Arts activity at Senacre Woods Primary School. Photo: Xavier Fiddes / Senacre Woods Primary School
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    A light at the end of the tunnel

    By Darren Henley,

    As we join the DCMS in announcing the latest support for arts and cultural organisations across the country thanks to the government's Culture Recovery Fund, our CEO Darren Henley reflects on the vital role creativity has played throughout the pandemic.

    Image behind a light and sound technicians desk looking onto a room lit up and filled with people.
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    Let's begin resetting, recovering and building back stronger

    By Darren Henley,

    As the country takes its first steps out of the pandemic, our CEO Darren Henley looks to the future and how we'll begin realising the vision of Let's Create.

    Miracle at Newquay, Miracle Theatre
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    Essential read: Inclusivity & Relevance in our regular funding

    By Arts Council England,

    This information is for organisations who receive regular funding from the Arts Council and gives guidance about how our Inclusivity & Relevance Investment Principle links to our investment decisions.

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    Why music education matters

    By Darren Henley,

    Our CEO, Darren Henley, writes about the launch of the new model music curriculum and what this means for the future of music education.

    A group of young people perform a saxophone concert onstage
    Photo by National Youth Jazz Orchestra - Academy Rich Mix gig. Photo: Daniel Devlin
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  7. This week marks exactly a year since the first national lockdown.

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    Essential read: Inclusivity & Relevance

    By Arts Council England,

    We want England’s diversity fully reflected in the individuals and organisations we support and the culture they produce.

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