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Our classrooms are missing art. And we’re all missing out.
"Art education has rarely been taken as seriously as other subjects in schools, and studying art is all too often understood to be an ‘easy option’" - Vanessa Jackson RA.
The value of art in our schools is immeasurable. Urgently, we need to bring it back.
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Yes, times are hard and budgets are tight. But that’s not why art is drying up in our schools. The truth is more complicated.
Over time, our school curriculum (both primary and secondary) has been re-structured to focus on core subjects and tests at the expense of everything else. The knock-on effects of these changes are damaging art education in the UK.
Art education isn’t only about becoming an artist. It’s about thinking flexibly and finding the new and the next. Teaching one way of learning and approaching a problem won’t give us the answers society needs – in the workplace as much as the classroom. We need a mix.
The case for art in our classrooms is clear. Join the cause, share the message, help us bring art back to where it’s needed most.
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<p><strong>Our classrooms are missing art. And we’re all missing out.</strong></p>
<p>"Art education has rarely been taken as seriously as other subjects in schools, and studying art is all too often understood to be an ‘easy option’" - Vanessa Jackson RA.</p>
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<p>Yes, times are hard and budgets are tight. But that’s not why art is drying up in our schools. The truth is more complicated.</p>
<p>Over time, our school curriculum (both primary and secondary) has been re-structured to focus on core subjects and tests at the expense of everything else. The knock-on effects of these changes are damaging art education in the UK.</p>
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<p>Art education isn’t only about becoming an artist. It’s about thinking flexibly and finding the new and the next. Teaching one way of learning and approaching a problem won’t give us the answers society needs – in the workplace as much as the classroom. We need a mix.</p>
<p>The case for art in our classrooms is clear. Join the cause, share the message, help us bring art back to where it’s needed most.</p>
<p><strong>Art is a serious subject.</strong></p>
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