Parliamentary Enquiry into Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum

[John Popham]

The Parliamentary Education and Skills Committee (chaired by Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield) is conducting an inquiry into Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum.

The deadline for responses is Monday 16th July 2007.

Details of how to respond can be found here http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/education_and_ski.... Or, alternatively, add your views to this blog.

This inquiry focuses on the application of Creative Partnerships and related issues. The inquiry is likely to examine the following areas:

• How should we define creativity in the context of education and child care?

• What effect have existing creative initiatives had on teachers’ skills and ability to work with creative professional in the classroom?

• What are the implications of a curriculum shift in favour of creativity for the training of heads, teachers and cultural animators?

• How might parents and education and care providers be persuaded to encourage creativity in the home?

• What special contribution do the arts have to make to creative education?

• To what degree should creative education be structured to accommodate the needs of creative industries?

• What evidence is there that a creative curriculum assists achievement in other areas?

• What is the impact of a creative curriculum on a) pupil confidence, motivation, behavior and team work, and
  b) literacy, numeracy, ICT and communication skills?

• How can creative achievement among young people be acknowledged and assessed?

• How can creativity be embedded across the curriculum and within the philosophy of schools?

• How can creativity in schools best be linked to the real work of work and leisure?

[John Popham]

The deadline has passed for this consultation, now, but the issues are still relevant, and any thoughts would be welcome.