Arts Council England commissioned a big research project in October 2018 including schools and teachers who work with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) or the Tate, which revealed the overwhelmingly positive effects of arts and culture education on young people's lives.
Thousands of young people and teachers have expressed worry about the impact of dwindling arts and cultural provision in schools on future generations as a result of the University of Nottingham's School of Education's research, 'Tracking Arts Learning and Engagement (TALE)'.