The BBC reports that "Creativity in schools needs to be taken 'far more seriously' if it is to avoid being squeezed out of a crowded curriculum, says a report from MPs."
The Commons education committee warns that creativity is a 'second-order priority' in England's schools. "
I am glad to see that this issue has been brought back to our attention. While the focus is so much on standards and attainment as Britain's solution to global competition, we must not miss, in the delivery of education, the one factor that could make those other things truly competitive - creative thinking.
Time to re-look at the Cox Review of creativity in business commissioned in 2005 by the Treasury. The review "sets out the steps that the Government and the business, broadcasting and education sectors should take to ensure that UK businesses harness the world-class creative talents that the UK possesses."
Read the Cox Review on Creativity in Business >
Read more on the value of creativity:
The Design Council >
Design Council introduction to the Cox review on creativity in business >
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