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Dateline: 21st October, 2010
Creative Partnerships Cut The Creative Partnerships programme, which "fosters innovative long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals, including artists, performers, architects, multimedia developers and scientists", has been cut as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review. Paul Collard, Chief Executive of arts education charity Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE) which operates CP, said, "We are obviously very disappointed with the decision to withdraw funding from the Creative Partnerships creative learning programme which has benefitted over a million young people and thousands of schools across the country. "Whilst we know that the arts should not be exempt from the difficult decisions facing the country in this tough economic climate, it is disappointing that a programme which is expected to generate nearly £4 billion net positive benefit for the UK economy - the equivalent of £15.30 of economic benefits for every £1 of investment in the programme - is bearing the brunt of the cuts in funding. Since its launch in 2002, Creative Partnerships has had a positive impact on the attendance, aspirations and attainment of children and young people, particularly in schools with challenging circumstances." The figures he quoted come from a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, published in September. Another education CCE programme, Find Your Talent, was cut not long after the Coalition came to power. "What characterised Creative Partnerships and Find Your Talent," Collard added, "was the way in which these programmes reached out across the country to provide opportunities for young people in some of the most disadvantaged communities. We know from research that the children of better-off families will always benefit from a range of cultural opportunities that their parents provide. The children and young people we have worked with will have nowhere else to turn, particularly when the impact of cuts elsewhere filter down through local authorities and other programmes. As a result a whole generation of young people will grow up without having had access to the arts and this is not something that can be fixed once public finances are restored." He believes that the CP programme will continue to be funded until the end of the year but is waiting to hear from the DCMS if this is actually the case.
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