Thread by @valvettore, THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CUT FUNDING TO ARTS COURSES BY 50%!!!This may [...]

THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CUT FUNDING TO ARTS COURSES BY 50%!!!
This may result in many art courses closing down as they will not be able to offer quality teaching on such a dramatically reduced budget.

A policy like this will also likely disproportionately affect working class artists who already face significant barriers to entry than more affluent students who may have better networking opportunities outside of HE.

It also will massively affect BAME students especially with the loss of London Weighted funding! There’s so many ramifications - I’m dropping some links below here in this thread

https://culturallearningalliance.org.uk/office-for-students-consults-on-49-cuts-to-he-arts-courses-funding/

Office for Students consults on 49% cuts to HE arts courses funding

The Office for Students is the independent regulator for higher education in England. They are running a consultation on funding decisions for the 2021-22 academic year they have been directed to m…

https://culturallearningalliance.org.uk/office-for-students-consults-on-49-cuts-to-he-arts-courses-funding/

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/2021/may/06/plans-for-50-funding-cut-to-arts-subjects-at-universities-catastrophic

Plans for 50% funding cut to arts subjects at universities ‘catastrophic’

Artists and musicians speak out against proposal by education secretary and Office for Students

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/2021/may/06/plans-for-50-funding-cut-to-arts-subjects-at-universities-catastrophic

https://homemcr.org/article/home-statement-higher-education-funding-cuts/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=campaign

HOME's statement on the Government's proposed arts Higher Education funding cuts - HOME

HOME's Director and Chief Executive, Dave Moutrey, comments of the Government's proposed cuts to arts Higher Education funding.

https://homemcr.org/article/home-statement-higher-education-funding-cuts/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=campaign

What can you do? There’s an online petition here you can sign:

I will update this with any protests/petitions/campaigns etc as they emerge. https://www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/stop-the-50-percent-funding-cut-to-arts-subjects-in-higher-education/

Gavin Williamson – stop the 50% funding cut to arts subjects in Higher Education - Public Campaign...

This is urgent. The Government wants to impose a catastrophic 50% funding cut to arts subjects at higher education (HE) level in England.

https://www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/stop-the-50-percent-funding-cut-to-arts-subjects-in-higher-education/

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