The Arts in Education Charter, launched in 2013, is a joint initiative of the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht working in association with the Arts Council to promote arts-in-education.
The appointment of a chair to the Arts and Education Charter High Level Implementation group is a joint decision between myself and the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Consideration is currently being given to the place of the Charter Implementation Group, and the appointment of a new chair, in the wider context of the Creative Youth Programme and the appropriate oversight mechanism for delivery of that programme.