APPG for Creative Diversity to examine diversity and inclusion in the talent pipeline
13/06/2022
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity has announced its next research project examining creative education and ‘What Works’ to support diversity in the talent pipeline, with partners including YouTube and King’s College London.
In September 2021, the APPG for Creative Diversity published Creative Majority: the culmination of 18 months of research, sector, and policy engagement, examining ‘What Works’ to enhance equity, diversity & inclusion in the creative sector. Through this work, it was suggested that more needed to be done to understand pathways into the creative workforce.
This follow up project seeks to understand ‘What Works’ to support diversity in creative education and the talent pipeline, with a focus on the 16+ age category. This will include an examination of formal tertiary education and programmes that ‘work’ outside formal educational settings. In doing so, the APPG aims to deepen understanding of the ‘pipeline’ of new entrants from across the country and identify critical points for intervention to ensure the UK’s creative industries are inclusive and equitable. This project is expected to report in summer 2023 with recommendations for the creative industries, education providers and policymakers.
Roundtables will commence virtually in the coming months with evidence also gathered through a global literature review, analysis of ONS data and online submission. Please send your submissions of ‘What Works’ to support diversity and inclusion in the talent pipeline to: diversityappg@gmail.com