Literature Review 2--The Drama Army's Petition..

Article Title

 Stop the marginalisation of the expressive arts in education policy 

Date

17/12/2013

Author

Michael Gove

Objective / Type

A Letter by Michael Gove, explaining his response to the online petition by Drama Army.

Source

Posted on Drama Army’s online Twitter Page

Key Points

1)    "Our creative industries define us as a nation"

2) Arts and creativity should be, "central to a child's life"

3) School performance will be judged by a range of Ebacc and non-Ebacc subjects, which will, "provide a strong incentive for schools to offer a broad and balanced curriculum"

4) "The government is not considering removing creative arts from GCSEs."

Summary of View

A positive review of the role Arts play within Education for now and the future. A demonstration and appreciation of the need for Arts within Education.

Relevance

There has been a number of Articles stating concern of the removal of Arts from the Ebacc system. This is a very positive aspect to Arts as it states this is not the case for the future as this had been a grey area up to this date. It is vital as explains Michael Gove’s support for the Arts within Education and its importance within the economic Industry.