Opportunities for Theatre in Education are on the increase. Mike Ingham explains why, even in a recession, high-quality TIE should be valued by students, teachers, and practitioners.
Policy-makers, cultural professionals and cultural commentators have failed to grasp the notion that arts education could be the key to delivering the public support, writes Sara Robinson and Teo Greenstreet.
Performances with the Birmingham Royal Ballet, garden designs in Slough, and building exhibits for a science museum in Norfolk are just some of the projects that have enriched school life in many areas of England, says David Armstrong.
A survey conducted amongst teachers and headteachers in 1,000 primary schools across the UK has revealed a determination amongst staff to secure the place of the arts in the curriculum, in the face of what are perceived to be considerable threats from national and local government.
