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Is it now the time to see if there are more strategic and effective ways of bringing the education, and arts and cultural sectors together to ensure these opportunities reach more young people across London and seek to duplicate the best quality of practice not just the easiest?

It was great to be joined by so many familiar and un-familiar faces at Sadler's Wells last month to discuss the cultural sector's input into the Mayor's Education Inquiry – specifically looking at the concept of a London Curriculum.

At the beginning of June we will be asking every school in London to tell us about their cultural offer.

Establishing the key needs, issues, concerns and ambitions regarding children and young people's arts and cultural activity across London.

An update on our conversations with the arts sector (November 2011 to February 2012)

A New Direction's Bridge role has been developing and changing in the months since the Arts Council announced funding for the new network in April 2011. Tuesday saw another milestone for us with the publication of Darren Henley's review of Cultural Education which champions the importance of local brokerage and the role of the Bridge in ensuring all young people get a meaningful cultural education.