School partnerships are the thing of the moment in education. So how can schools best make the use of partnership working to enhance arts education?
While the focus at the moment appears to be very much on promoting STEM subjects from primary school right up to A level, no teacher will argue that it is not also important to ensure that all pupils can explore and develop their creative side through the arts.
Arts education can help develop valuable skills for all pupils regardless of any natural creative talent. Studying the arts – whether it is art, music, drama or dance – can help young people to develop skills such as listening, communication, emotional understanding, interpretation, team-work and innovation right from the earliest stages of their schooling.
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