Journalism occupations are included on the DCMS’s list of Creative Occupations and, numbering around 83,000, comprise about four per cent of the total employed in Creative Occupations[1]. In today’s fast-paced… Read More »Why accredited qualifications matter in journalism
A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report The rapid growth of the UK’s creative industries has earned them a place in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy as a priority… Read More »Skills Mismatches in the UK’s Creative Industries
In part 2 of the blog, our Industry Champions discuss possible solutions to the challenges of lifelong learning in the creative industries
Introduction Creative PEC provided a limited response to the UK Government’s Curriculum Review which closed in November 2024. While our work has not historically looked at curriculum issues in detail,… Read More »Curriculum Review Call for Evidence – Creative PEC Submission
New report shows ‘severe’ decline in creative further education participation Embargoed 17 July 00.01 BST A looming creative economy skills shortage is feared in a new report published today by… Read More »New research points to a looming creative economy skills shortage across the UK
Our fourth State of the Nations report looks at student participation in creative further education (FE) across all four UK nations and shows that there is a severe drop in participation.
Join us at the launch of our fourth report in the State of the Nations series
27 April 2023 – Today, the Creative PEC launches a landmark report – The State of Creativity – reflecting on 25 years of creative industry policy, since the era of cool Britannia and… Read More »Press release: Landmark Creative Industries report says: prioritise creative education, end unequal access to the arts and focus on the regenerative power of the creative sector
Press release: New research involving over 7,000 secondary school teachers finds creative subject teachers lead the way in preparing students for employment, and that a creative education supports well-being Research… Read More »Creative education is vital to a post Covid-19 recovery
Creative education, which covers a wide array of subjects, from art and design, to media, dance and music, plays a crucial role in preparing the next generation of innovative workers.… Read More »Enhancing creative education
As the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government is faced with important policy decisions about where and how to direct future interventions and funding. One area where this… Read More »How to design a creative higher education system that supports economic needs
Assessing the value of higher education has become a divisive issue, in particular, the use of graduate earnings as a measure of “value for money”. Creative arts-based subjects systematically end… Read More »International creative students: their significance for UK universities, regions and the creative industries
Insights for policymakers The creative industries have experienced a glorious decade punctuated by a challenging year. Over the last 10 years, the sector has grown at a rate more than… Read More »Graduate motivations and the economic returns of creative higher education inside and outside the creative industries
Insights from our Industry Champions As part of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC’s) research agenda around the value of creative education, we consulted our Industry Champions on their experience… Read More »The value of creative higher and further education