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Government cuts need not affect the theatre experiences of children

By Tony Attwood, posted 01st April 2011 at 1:49PM | Comments

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Despite the cuts it is currently implementing, the Arts Council has been making a number of brave statements of late about building “a resilient arts sector”.

The decision to cut the “Creative Partnerships” programme in the first round of cuts last October was a significant blow to many schools.  This programme brought artists into schools to work with teachers to inspire young people, and the project will be sorely missed.

There is, of course, a hint of a dramatic increase in lottery funding in the future (growing from £149m in the financial year that is just ending to £223m by 2014), and so things might not ultimately be as bad as feared.

In addition to the lottery funding the...

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