‘What does the education and skills system need to look like in order for people to lead fulfilled creative lives, and for the creative and cultural industries to thrive?’

Creativity Money Love: Learning for the 21^st Centurybrings together over 60 leading policy makers, educationalists, artistic practitioners and other leaders of their field to answer this question.

The responses are highly personal, yet informed on behalf of all contributors by detailed knowledge of their respective fields. The articles also cover the whole education spectrum, from primary and secondary education, to further education, higher education and lifelong learning for the creative and cultural industries. You can contribute to the debate yourself too.

http://creative-blueprint.co.uk/thinkpieces/creativity-money-love/

Air Iomlaid (On Exchange) was a partnership project bringing two schools and their communities together with practising artists to explore their outdoor environments through art and language. The lead artist described the project as undergoing a process of ‘getting fit’ artistically.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/sharingpractice/l/learningthroughsketchbooksinartanddesign/intro.asp?strReferringChannel=learningteachingandassessment&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-653952-64

This resource is intended for primary and secondary teachers who want to build confidence in discussing the visual elements of the art and design curriculum with learners and colleagues. A key focus is the use of sketchbooks as a method of developing artistic confidence in the learners. Sketchbooks are also used by teachers as a way of recording and analysing learners’ progress.