Executive Director, National Centre for Arts Education

London, England
Joined December 2010
I had the joy of writing a resource (cost-free!) for @nmcrecordings suitable for GCSE and A-level composing nmcrec.co.uk/education/educa… - I'm keen we get more living/recent contemporary music in the classroom again. I'd love to know what colleagues think and if it's useful.
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Ahead of The Childhood Lottery publication tomorrow, I tell @ObserverUK why childhood must be a national priority and why devolution must deliver for children in every postcode and why I think our hardest areas for children are a national emergency 👇🏻
The Observer issue no. 12,254: The childhood lottery Where you grow up really matters. From unsafe streets to failing schools, a groundbreaking study exposes the vast inequalities of childhood in England, prompting the children’s commissioner to declare a ‘national emergency’, by Rachel Sylvester. Plus: Observer Sport: 60 years on, Rugby remembers Aberfan Heist at the museum in Observers needed New Review: The great attention crisis. Have our phones rewired our brains? Is Dad ready for the end of the world? How millennial fathers became the new kings of prepping in Obs Magazine Pick up a copy today, available nationwide. Subscribe to get a copy of The Observer delivered right to your door every week - link in bio.
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New chair of Arts Council England (ACE) Dawn Airey has used her inaugural speech in the role to highlight the “wealth of excellence” that culturally diverse communities have brought to the sector. artsprofessional.co.uk/news/…
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Would you value a piece of art more because it's made made by a human - be that a song, a novel, any type of art? Many answer yes. AI content is creating a 'human premium', but will it hold as AI content increases? I've written an article about this. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5vg…
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Black Culture Market is back this weekend! With over 40 traders there's plenty to explore from tasty food to books and fantastic fashion📚👗💫 📅10-11 October 📍Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton blackculturemarket.co.uk/
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Great to see this piece about Choral Evensong by a sitting MP. “We should not celebrate this simply as a remarkable broadcasting survival story. We should celebrate it because it represents something much bigger: a living part of our cultural heritage.” theguardian.com/music/2026/o…
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A key material for artists like Botticelli? Egg of course! 🍳 Join Conservation Fellow Valeriia as we take a closer look at the materials used to create ‘The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate’ from the workshop of Botticelli. Watch the full film here: bit.ly/3PWKcRv
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Camden's Black History Season celebrates Black culture and communities. From dance to jazz and film screenings, there's lots of ways to get involved🎶🎷📽️ @LoveCamden Check it out⬇️ lovecamden.org/picks/black-h…
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.@citylit's Mental Wealth Festival is back tomorrow! Explore a vibrant mix of talks, panels, workshops and performances. All dedicated to restoring, supporting and celebrating mental health and wellbeing❤️ 📅7-10 October citylit.ac.uk/events/mental-…
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Congratulations to the nine RCM musicians who have gained places on the LPO’s Future Firsts programme for 2026/27, constituting over half of this year’s cohort 🎉 Learn more about the musicians and valuable opportunities on offer: bit.ly/rcm-future-firsts
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Take part in the Festival of the Future at the Royal College of Art this weekend🎨 A free event where young people and communities work alongside the architects, engineers, planners and civic organisations shaping our cities✨ beyondtheboxcic.com/festival…
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‘Children [need] a broad education [and] “the arts are central to that. That’s why we’re scrapping the EBacc, transforming the curriculum, and now backing the national centre to revitalise arts education in our schools.” In @SchoolsWeek schoolsweek.co.uk/24m-wont-b…
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Our latest five-star exhibition, ‘Renoir and Love’, is now open! 🎉 See couples waltzing in the summer air and lovers stealing a glance, families sharing a quiet moment and friends raising a glass, all through the eyes of an artist unmatched in capturing the complexities of how people connect. Experience Renoir at his peak in the 1860s to 1880s, experimenting with style and theme to become an innovator of Impressionism. Members go free. Book your tickets here: bit.ly/4nw1JLT The Lead Philanthropic Supporters for the exhibition are Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst.
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Want practical ideas for embedding young people's voices in your organisation? 💭 Join Unleashed: North West for a day of inspiration, learning and collaboration with professionals from across the arts and other sectors. 📅 6 October 📍 Manchester bit.ly/3Vl2jmM
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CLA Latest Thinking | Building Partnerships: what 20 years of partnership can teach us about the next 20 Jacqui O’Hanlon, RSC Deputy Executive Director + Director of Creative Learning – considers how we learn from evidence, experimentation + collective learning.
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Two operas, one magical evening ✨ From heartfelt drama to mischievous fantasy, immerse yourself in a colourful double bill of operas by Debussy and Ravel – our autumn opera is on sale now! 23, 25, 27 and 28 November: rcm.ac.uk/events/festival-de…
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