NEWS RELEASE: Tuesday 18 March 2003
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Conference recommends new ways of furthering arts education
- The Report from the January "Inspiring Tomorrow's Audiences" conference has been published
- The Report makes a number of key recommendations for progress in arts education including:
- More resources to help young people understand all aspects of the arts.
- Establishment of a clear professional framework for the teacher/artist/arts educator relationship.
- Training and other support for arts educators working to develop multimedia resources.
A new report "Inspiring Tomorrow's Audiences" has been published today by arts education specialists arts4schools. The report summarises the views of over three hundred teachers, arts educators and policy makers who attended the ITA conference in January 2003.
Announcing the report's findings Maria Evans, Executive Director for arts4schools said: "This report and the conference which preceded it clearly demonstrate both the need and the will to make progress in the arts and ICT. Arts educators are showing tremendous interest in using ICT to extend access to the arts, but there are a number of obstacles to progress. This report neatly summarises those obstacles and makes clear recommendations for ways forward."
The conference had an impressive line up of speakers includes Lord David Puttnam, Baroness Blackstone (Minister of State for the Arts), Peter Jenkinson (National Director, Creative Partnerships), Patrick Spottiswoode (Director, Globe Education), and Jonathan Drori (Director, Culture Online). Delegates views on all issues of the day were canvassed and summarised in the body of the report.
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Notes for editors
- The conference took place at UCL Bloomsbury on Monday 20th January 2003
- The arts4schools' website is at www.arts4schools.com
- 3. The report, together with more information on the ITA conference, is available for download at www.arts4schools.com/events/ita.shtml
- arts4schools is run by Maria Evans and Jim Gatten. Maria Evans has worked across the arts, including BBC Radio Drama, Cheek by Jowl Theatre Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as Head of Drama for a large sixth form college. Jim Gatten is also Senior Tutor at Reeltime College, a virtual online education and training establishment: www.reeltimecollege.co.uk
Contact
Maria Evans, Executive Director, arts4schools, PO Box 20076, London, NW2 1ZQ, Tel/fax: 020 8201 9124, email: maria.evans@arts4schools.com
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