The role of arts in education has seen an increasingly heightened profile of late, which may in part be attributed to a number of major arts organisations placing greater emphasis on in-house education schemes. The opening of the London Symphony Orchestra’s (LSO) new Discovery programme at St Luke’s last month heralded a new era in outreach and education in the UK; while the London Philharmonic, under the organisation’s new Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Timothy Walker, will also undertake plans to build a new resource centre. In Camden, the Roundhouse operates a range of artistic projects in schools and is about to begin renovations to transform the undercroft at its Chalk Farm base into a media complex for young people.
Creativity in the classroom
When it comes to responding to calls to integrate the arts across the curriculum, 'outreach', 'access' and 'partnerships' are the buzzwords repeated by Blairites. But is enough emphasis being placed on building up teaching skills, or is the responsibility still falling to arts professionals?
2 Apr 2003
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