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The survey is published today (Wednesday 26th November) to coincide with the Creative Manifesto conference for young people, at the Tate Modern in London. The event is the result of a two-year consultation with pupils from 20 schools working with Creative Partnerships, who have been discussing what they need to have for creative and successful futures.

The Ipsos MORI poll revealed:

• Two-thirds of the young people surveyed (66%) say they are allowed to be creative in school.
• Around two in five young people (41%) say they have had discussions at school about getting a job in the creative industry.
• Young people think people working in the creative industry are most likely to be imaginative, open to new ideas and risk takers.
• 17% of young people think the UK is the most creative place in the world.
• Many young people have received a positive impression of working in the creative industry from the people around them. However four in five pupils (79%) say that they have been given at best a neutral response and at worst have never discussed work in the creative industry with their careers advisors.

The poll also reveals other less positive trends, including:

• One in four young people(25%) admit they would be embarrassed to talk about the Arts or being creative with their teachers.
• 55% of young people say that they have never visited an art gallery. Of those 44% saying it was because there was not one in their area.

Creative Ambassadors from ten schools have written a ten-point manifesto as a mandate for action from the Government. They will join 500 young people who have been invited to take over the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall to think up and vote for an 11th manifesto point. Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, will be there to respond.

For more information visit: http://creativemanifesto.tate.org.uk/