Thinking about Art Education? Think again
On the 22nd February 2023 the long awaited Curriculum Research Review into Art & Design will be published. AccessArt will be at the launch, and we’ll be feeding back our views on the report at a later date. But before that day, and we all embark on a discussion about its pedological intricacies, I wanted to take the opportunity to do what AccessArt always tries to do, namely to help us “open up and out” our thinking about art education and how we might best enable a rich creative experience for all.

Before we get bogged down in what Ofsted thinks and wants, let’s give ourselves space to think about art education from a very human perspective, rather than from a directive.
So, I’d like to ask you to:
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Put aside any thoughts about how we should or could teach art
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Put aside any insecurities about how qualified or inexperienced you feel to teach art
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Put aside any thoughts about what Ofsted or SLT wants…
Instead, as one human to another, I’d like to ask you:
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How important do YOU think it is that we make time for making (art, dance, music, film, architecture, design, craft…?)
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If art wasn’t on the curriculum, would you still teach it? And if yes, why?
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What would you hope to achieve?