This annual funding programme offers grants for projects that focus on how arts-based approaches can build equity in schools so that pupils who experience systemic inequity can access and make progress in their learning.
Grants of up to £165,000 per application are available for projects that last for two academic years.
To be eligible, lead applicants must be one of the following:
- Primary schools operating in the state sector. They can be mainstream, SEND or Alternative Provision settings, working with primary-age children.
- Arts organisations can be charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies active in the arts and culture sector
The following criteria apply:
- All applications must have solid partnerships in place
- Each partnership must include one or more arts/cultural organisations
- A minimum of six and a maximum of ten schools should be involved in each project, regardless of whether the lead applicant is either an arts/cultural organisation or a school
- Each participating school should commit at least two teachers and one senior leader to the project, though flexibility can be offered to small, rural schools
- Projects may include teachers of Nursery and Reception classes in primary schools
- All schools must be operating in the state sector.
The following may apply:
- PRU/alternative provision settings as long as they are a maintained setting, free school or academy serving pupils aged 11 and under.
- Multi Academy Trusts and Teaching School Hubs.
- SEND schools as long as they are a maintained setting, free school or academy serving pupils aged 11 and under.
Grants will support both activity costs and core organisational costs which relate directly to the project.
Applications are accepted once each year. You can find more details here.
