By: Rob Dowie
Why do politicians – who commonly know nothing about anything other than how to feed their own egos – think they should remove the keystone of one of Britain’s most successful industries? And that’s...
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View ArticleBy: Sonia Edwards
I have to disagree. To be creative is the most enlightening experience. Without creativity you have no less cause for business. It is such a shame that artists are suffering. The system needs a...
View ArticleBy: David
Art and design shape our world and are key to any cultural, economic and social development. Whether intuition or technique, the scope to create and develop ideas has much more impact on how our future...
View ArticleBy: John Tiley
Couldn’t agree more, Rob. I am increasingly convinced that to become a politician or someone of the powers that be, a pre-requisite is that you must be either alien or unable to distinguish between...
View ArticleBy: Greg
Total insanity, agreed! Even students that are not destined to be designers should be encouraged to study and partake of design/creative exposures. It is proven that art is relaxing and fun! Everyone...
View ArticleBy: Blackie Jones
Having worked both in education and as a freelance designer, I actually believe that they should not include it as part of the EBacc. The current situation with GCSE Art and Design Technology is...
View ArticleBy: Marcus Richardson
Politicians don’t see things as we do. As a designer I count myself lucky in that I am part of a group who see life differently, more analytically and in a more observational way. This gives us far...
View ArticleBy: sultony
I have been teaching design at various universities for the past 37 years and I have had six children go though our school system. Despite obvious developments in technology I have witnessed a...
View ArticleBy: ryan
The problem with this is far beyond the surface issue of art schools and creative industry. In fact, if we only look here, the arts will permanently be doomed. Creativity is essential to critical...
View ArticleBy: Jon Effemey
Is this a plan to turn the UK into “Downton Abbey land”? The plebs will know their place and the elite will stay in their gated communities reading Ovid. Or is this government just plain stupid? We are...
View ArticleBy: Henry Brimmer
It’s a shame, no-doubt, that the arts end up sucking hind-tit to everything else in schools. But creativity can’t be stopped or suppressed – close one vent, the steam will find a way out elsewhere....
View ArticleBy: A5 Essential
Hmm, I think Brody is living a lie in an ivory tower here. The current status and intake of the Royal Collage of Art is woefully misrepresentative of the overall situation. At present, design studies...
View ArticleBy: Elette Wheeler
I taught art and design in NZ for 20 years, and for those who are unformed, we know that it is not the easy option. Creative thinking needs to be learnt because of the linear thinking school mostly...
View ArticleBy: Novalinnhe Rowa
I agree. As a student who has just come out from sixth form, I would like to say to all the people reading these comments that this “tick box” culture is very real, and very unfair – in fact, it’s what...
View ArticleBy: Kevin Rock-West
If design education were to be emasculated in the way that Mr Gove wishes Mrs Cameron would not be wearing those rather good outfits!
View ArticleBy: Danko
Ugr61, I do agree with you on the importance of everyone knowing the basics but the 20 year long education system has to at the end spit out a well-rounded individual. There isn’t enough time or space...
View ArticleBy: Janel
Creative Thinking is the thread that runs through all things great. I believe that there are no problems – just creative solutions. I have lived in the Caribbean for the past 14 years trying to share...
View ArticleBy: Scott Robbie
I’m a design and tech teacher in Scotland. I tell my kids – try and get to England after school for a higher education in design. This is terrible news to hear, England’s schools have enviable school...
View ArticleBy: jamsheed todiwala
The funniest aspect is that London especially is the home of world culture, and to be cultured you need creativity. Without it our culture is truly lost. I was the last of our year in school that had...
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