The manifesto contains eight key asks which, if actioned, the coalition argues will help protect the critical talent pipeline that feeds the UK’s successful creative economy, and with it the economic backbone and cultural identity of the country.
Backed up by a wealth of compelling evidence, the Creative Education Manifesto illustrates how protecting and nurturing creative skills in education can have huge economic and societal benefits.
Among these benefits are:
• Job, skills and wealth creation and generation
• Increased innovation, productivity and growth
• High street renewal, safer streets and desirable communities, a true pathway to delivering levelling up across the UK
• Healthier, happier and responsible citizens equipped with powerful self-efficacy and agency.
All this whilst sustaining one of the most valuable UK Plc assets: its world-leading creative and cultural arts sector.
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Driving the recruitment and training of specialist creative arts teachers
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Putting the creativity back into creative arts/cultural arts education
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A review of creative arts/cultural education assessment and qualifications to ensure valuable qualifications are protected in the long-term and creative arts skills are formally recognised and valued
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A primary, secondary and tertiary education system that values STEM, the Arts and Humanities in equal measure and enables and embraces interdisciplinary study and research
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Realising the value of sustaining a talent pipeline of creative arts/ cultural arts students into higher education and beyond, including a commitment to Lifelong Learning within and through creative education
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Equality of access to a thriving creative arts/cultural ecosystem for every citizen across the country
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Recognition of - and investment in - the power play of creative arts/creative skills to turbo boost entrepreneurism and commercialism across the UK
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Greater innovation, jobs and exports
3
Increased productivity and growth of the UK economy
4
Delivering social justice
6
Delivering levelling up, high-street renewal and place repurpose
7
Creating safer streets and communities
8
Protection of our world-leading creative arts / cultural economy
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Community cohesion and integration
3
Reduced burdens on the state esp. Health and Social Care, Police, Benefits
4
Creating new jobs, trade and exports, enabling discovery, delivering wealth
6
Improved educational outcomes overall and vast reduction in NEETs
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Rescue of the Covid generation
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Restoring our global creative power play
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