In this video, commissioners Anne Longfield, Roger Kneebone, Reena Keeble and Kat Pugh talk about the lack of access to formal arts for disadvantaged children, removing obstacles, division between arts and science, and giving children more time in schools.
The Durham Commission on Creativity and Education is a collaboration between Arts Council England and Durham University that aims to identify ways in which creativity, and specifically creative thinking, can play a larger part in the lives of young people from birth to the age of 25, both within and beyond the current education system.
Find out more – www.durham.ac.uk/creativitycommission
The commissioners involved are:
Sir David Adjaye OBE, architect and lead designer of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Lauren Child MBE, Children’s Laureate, writer and artist
Jon Coles, Chief Executive of United Learning
Althea Efunshile CBE, non-executive director of organisations spanning education, culture, media and health
Dame Reena Keeble, retired primary headteacher and former National Leader of Education
Lord Kerslake, former Head of the Home Civil Service
Akram Khan MBE, award-winning dance artist
Imran Khan, Head of Public Engagement at the Wellcome Trust
Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE, award-winning filmmaker, and co-founder of the educational charity Into Film
Professor Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education and Engagement Science, Imperial College and a London Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow
Anne Longfield OBE, Children’s Commissioner for England
Professor Linda Merrick, Principal of Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music and Chair of Conservatoires UK
Jacqui O’Hanlon, Director of Education at the Royal Shakespeare Company
Kat Pugh, Headteacher at the St Marylebone Church of England School
Paul Roberts OBE, Chair of The Innovation Unit. Phil Stokes, Assurance Leader for Entertainment and Media Practice, PwC
Alice Webb, Director of BBC Children’s and BBC North
