Fact Service April 2021

Issue 16

Unions back school arts festival

Unions are among nine education organisations planning to hold a festival on 28 May to celebrate the role of the arts in schools and colleges, and the work done by children and young people.

The festival is being launched by the Association of Colleges (AoC), Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Confederation of School Trusts (CST), Independent Schools Council (ISC), National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), the NASUWT teachers’ union, National Education Union (NEU), National Governance Association (NGA), and the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA). It is also being supported by the Cultural Learning Alliance.

https://www.naht.org.uk/news-and-opinion/press-room/festival-will-celebrate-vital-role-of-the-arts-in-schools-and-colleges