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(2017-03-06_07-15-54 by Jedimentat44<\/span><\/a>By: Jedimentat44<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0from flickr creative commons – free to publish – link to license https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/)<\/em><\/p>\n Cuts are being made and\u00a0schools are facing a lack of funding for subjects. The arts are becoming the least of schools priorities. More and more schools are loosing allocated time to creative subjects, some schools are even taking them off the curriculum, and there have been dramatic drops in people taking up art A-level. The\u00a0Arts Council England has lost, \u00a37.2m grant-in-aid since 2010.\u00a0\u00a0But why is this bad and why is it still important to keep them as options for children?\u00a0 Children have\u00a0wonderful imaginations and really\u00a0like to write\u00a0little\u00a0stories, make music, draw pictures and invent characters. Why\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0this carry on throughout their later years and into adulthood? Are they limited by their education? This package explores\u00a0the issue.<\/p>\n A TED talk by Ken Robinson\u00a0called “Do schools kill creativity?” is mentioned at the end of the package. If you would like to watch this to learn more about creativity in the education system here is a link to the video on Youtube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY<\/a><\/p>\n CUE: After the Government’s decision in January to praise\u00a0students doing\u00a0subjects like\u00a0science, technology, engineering and\u00a0mathematics with a\u00a0new type of GCSE award, the public are questioning why the arts are excluded from this award.\u00a0There\u00a0has\u00a0proven to be many\u00a0benefits from creative activities and\u00a0creative thinking that are essential for development, Phoebe Hutchings has more.<\/p>\n