Explainers

The Chancellor avoided big new cuts, but did not unlock significant new potential for the UK’s arts and culture sector.

EBacc scrapped, Progress 8 to be reformed, a new core enrichment entitlement… What does it all mean?

New analysis by the Campaign for the Arts reveals that arts subjects now account for a smaller proportion of GCSE and A-level entries than at any time since 2010.

The Chancellor has made choices in this Spending Review that will affect the health of the arts for the next three years and beyond.

The Government has committed “over £270m” to an ‘Arts Everywhere Fund’, and green-lit £67m of investment in cultural infrastructure projects.

Scotland’s arts body has more than doubled the number of organisations it regularly funds, thanks to an increase in Scottish Government funding for which thousands of CFTA supporters campaigned.

The Chancellor announced a number of tax and spending measures that could affect the health of the arts in the UK.

New analysis by the Campaign for the Arts shows that arts subjects now account for a smaller proportion of GCSE and A-level entries than at any time since 2010.

Ahead of the UK General Election on 4th July 2024, political parties are publishing their manifestos. Manifestos help all of us decide how to vote

Since 2010, arts enrolment has dropped by 47% at GCSE and 29% at A-level.

More diverse organisations in more places will receive investment – but the average amount will be lower, and investment in London will decrease.

Today’s decisions involve a relatively small amount of money, but will have a big impact.

People are returning to arts events – but for some artforms, recovery is slower and harder.