Summary The last of five personal views of issues in secondary schooling. Who Needs the Arts? All great fun, but still only a frill. That's how many parents - and teachers - regard drama, dance, music and drawing. And so it's often the arts that suffer when budgets are cut. Dr David Hargreaves, Reader in Education at Oxford University, believes this is a serious mistake. He presents film from schools in south-east London and in Buckinghamshire, showing children's work in drama and painting, and he is questioned by Tessa Blackstone (Deputy Chief Education Officer of the ILEA) on his view that the arts are central to the curriculum.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : John Rae Harry Rée Tessa Blackstone Maurice Holt
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 5, 1984
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Summary The last of five personal views of issues in secondary schooling. Who Needs the Arts? All great fun, but still only a frill. That's how many parents - and teachers - regard drama, dance, music and drawing. And so it's often the arts that suffer when budgets are cut. Dr David Hargreaves, Reader in Education at Oxford University, believes this is a serious mistake. He presents film from schools in south-east London and in Buckinghamshire, showing children's work in drama and painting, and he is questioned by Tessa Blackstone (Deputy Chief Education Officer of the ILEA) on his view that the arts are central to the curriculum.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Feb 5, 1984
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
