Arts Education in England:Call for Evidence

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Help inform the future of arts education.

In September 2026, Etio was awarded the Department for Education (DfE) contract to lead the National Centre for Arts Education (NCAE). The team is now currently working hard to build a national picture of arts education in England.

This Call for Evidence is part of our ongoing engagement with those involved in arts education as we seek perspectives on what high-quality arts education looks like in schools. We welcome contributions from the following who deliver work and/or are based in England: 

  • Schools or colleges

  • Multi-academy trusts or equivalent group of schools

  • Arts and/or cultural organisations, venues or equivalents

  • Freelance artists or creative practitioners

  • Music services or equivalents

  • Funders, trusts, foundations, philanthropists or equivalents

  • CPD or training providers, or subject associations

  • Local authorities

  • Local cultural education partnerships (LCEP) or equivalent place-based partnerships

  • Higher education institutions, and/or researchers or academics.

We want to hear from you about what is currently available across the sector, and what is needed. What would you like the NCAE to prioritise? All opinions are valued and welcome. 

(The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete.)

Thank you for your support!

Please note: The deadline for submissions is 6pm Monday 14th December.

 

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Our NCAE Arts Directors

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Jen Langeskov

Director - Art

Jen Langeskov

Director - Art

Matt has worked with governments globally on designing and implementing large-scale education transformation projects to develop teaching and leadership capacity. Through his experiences in this work, he is passionate that Etio addresses the challenge of turning policy into practical action and making change stick by implementing in a way which is respectful of the context.

Matt has worked in education for his entire career. After more than 10 years youth work, teaching and training teachers, Matt spent a decade at Education Development Trust in a range of senior roles. He joined Tribal Group in 2022 to run its Education Services division: as we become Etio, he maintains responsibility for our global portfolio of programmes, ensuring we keep our promises to customers so that they in turn can deliver on their strategic ambitions.

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Laura Nicholson

Director - Dance

Laura Nicholson

Director - Dance

Matt has worked with governments globally on designing and implementing large-scale education transformation projects to develop teaching and leadership capacity. Through his experiences in this work, he is passionate that Etio addresses the challenge of turning policy into practical action and making change stick by implementing in a way which is respectful of the context.

Matt has worked in education for his entire career. After more than 10 years youth work, teaching and training teachers, Matt spent a decade at Education Development Trust in a range of senior roles. He joined Tribal Group in 2022 to run its Education Services division: as we become Etio, he maintains responsibility for our global portfolio of programmes, ensuring we keep our promises to customers so that they in turn can deliver on their strategic ambitions.

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Matt Yeoman

Director - Drama

Matt Yeoman

Director - Drama

Matt has worked with governments globally on designing and implementing large-scale education transformation projects to develop teaching and leadership capacity. Through his experiences in this work, he is passionate that Etio addresses the challenge of turning policy into practical action and making change stick by implementing in a way which is respectful of the context.

Matt has worked in education for his entire career. After more than 10 years youth work, teaching and training teachers, Matt spent a decade at Education Development Trust in a range of senior roles. He joined Tribal Group in 2022 to run its Education Services division: as we become Etio, he maintains responsibility for our global portfolio of programmes, ensuring we keep our promises to customers so that they in turn can deliver on their strategic ambitions.

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Louisa Roberts

Director - Music

Louisa Roberts

Director - Music

Matt has worked with governments globally on designing and implementing large-scale education transformation projects to develop teaching and leadership capacity. Through his experiences in this work, he is passionate that Etio addresses the challenge of turning policy into practical action and making change stick by implementing in a way which is respectful of the context.

Matt has worked in education for his entire career. After more than 10 years youth work, teaching and training teachers, Matt spent a decade at Education Development Trust in a range of senior roles. He joined Tribal Group in 2022 to run its Education Services division: as we become Etio, he maintains responsibility for our global portfolio of programmes, ensuring we keep our promises to customers so that they in turn can deliver on their strategic ambitions.

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Getting in touch with the National Centre for Arts Education

For general enquiries or for issues with the Call for Evidence survey, please email ncae@etioglobal.org 

For all media enquiries, please email keyta.hawkins@etioglobal.org 

 

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