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Creative
visionary...Professor Andrew Brewerton
I met up with a friend for coffee the other day. We had been school pals together many years ago in this city. We were the only two girls in our year who took A level Art and quite frankly had both struggled through many aspects of our education.
Art had not been given much prominence in the curriculum and although we both had creative flair we found ourselves churned into the sausage machine of the world of academia which was often frustrating and limiting.
It has taken years for us to realise some of our potential, myself by bringing out an art style book and her by taking up art lessons again.
Recently I have heard some very good news that could possibly usher in a totally fresh approach to education in our city.
I am very excited about dedicating this month’s Art Matters feature to a tremendous vision being spearheaded by Plymouth College of Art.
With the firm belief that every child deserves to learn in a way that inspires them , they are pioneering a bid to establish a new free school called Plymouth School of Creative Arts.
by Kerry Cole
Under the headship of their Principal, Professor Andrew Brewerton it is proposed that the school is an all through school for children aged between four and sixteen. The emphasis would be on creative and cultural education with creative thinking and innovation being placed at the very heart of its curriculum.
If successful, the school will open for its first intake of pupils in September 2013.
Professor Brewerton said: “This is more than an application. This is about creating a continuum of learning that places arts education at its core. With more and more young people becoming disengaged and the arts becoming increasingly sidelined from the school curriculum it is essential that radical action is taken.
60 the plymouth magazine
“There is a strong case for Plymouth School of Creative Arts in that learning through arts and culture has been shown to improve attainment in all subjects. Participation in structured art activities increases cognitive abilities. Students from low-income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times more likely to get a degree and the employability of students who study arts subjects is higher.
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