CEMP: TALK. What works for equitable access, inclusion and diversity in creative Higher Education?

Описание: Making the Creative Majority: What works for equitable access, inclusion and diversity in creative Higher Education?

With Dr Tamsyn Dent, Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI), King’s College London. Tamsyn Dent | King's College London

This CEMP talk summarise the Making the Creative Majority research report launched at the House of Commons in October 2023. The report, commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity, was the result of a collaborative research project between researchers based at King's College London, University of the Arts London, University of Manchester and the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre (Creative PEC). The project explored pathways into creative and cultural work for the 16+ age group within the UK, examining entry routes via Higher and Further Education, degree apprenticeships and alternative routes to consider ‘what works’ for supporting equitable access and inclusion to work in the UK creative economy. The report provides a comprehensive understanding of the efficacy of current creative Higher Education (HE) pathways and indicates key recommendations for the UK Government and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

This is a critical time for Arts and Humanities education within the UK; therefore the talk encourages critical reflection on how both the HE sector and creative industries can collaborate for increased recognition to support the sustainability and diversity of the future creative economy.

Tamsyn Dent is a Lecturer in Cultural Work in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI), King’s College London. She received her doctorate, Feeling devalued: the creative industries, motherhood, gender and class inequality through CEMP at Bournemouth University in 2017 and since then has continued to explore questions of equitable access, sustainability and inclusion across the creative economy. She was one of the lead authors on the APPG in Creative Diversity research outputs.