A new partnership between the RSA and the Education Endowment Foundation will evaluate cultural learning projects in English schools to help understand how cultural learning activity improves educational outcomes, in particular for disadvantaged children, with a closing date of 15 February.
From January 2018, the partnership will run a series of trials to find out which cultural learning approaches are most likely to impact on academic attainment, as well as skills and behaviours like resilience, self-confidence and creativity.
The trials will focus on areas in England where deprivation is high and arts participation is low. They will run alongside other work by the RSA and the Arts Council to grow the evidence base around the impact of arts activities and improve the use of evidence-informed practice in cultural learning.
Cultural learning activities usually involve collaboration between schools and arts and cultural organisations, and cover a wide range of artistic practice and offer opportunities to visit venues, see performances and exhibitions as well as learn through practical activity.
Applications for the funding are open to arts and cultural organisations, schools, universities and other non-profit organisations.
