who forgot about art?
who forgot about art?

Who forgot about art?



The Scottish Questionnaire


INSTRUCTIONS

Please provide the following information about your art department by ticking/ circling the most appropriate boxes. Please feel free to comment throughout the questionnaire.

1. How many students are in your school?


2. How many art teachers are in your department: 1 2 3 4+


3. What is your art budget annually for resources?


£100-£500 £500-£1,000

£1,000-10,000 £10,000+


If you could, exact amount: ......


4. Do you have cross curriculum activities that include art in your school?

Yes
No


5. What other departments would be involved?


English
Science
H.E
Music
R.E
Mathematics Geography
Sport/ PE

6. Can the studentís art work be displayed freely around the whole school building? Yes

No

7. Are the displays changed regularly?

Termly
yearly
Never

8. Is the general ethos... (Tick as many as you wish)


Messy
neat
music allowed
Noisy
quiet
messy but organised
Busy/active

9. Is there an assigned governor to the art department?

Yes
No

10. A broad based curriculum has long been considered a valued feature of the Scottish education system. Do you agree in relation to your subject?

Yes
No

11. The Scottish curriculum framework has not been enforced by law as the National Curriculum was enforced in England. Has this provide flexibility for teachers?

Yes
No

12. Do you agree the present curriculum serves the student?

Yes
No

13. Do you think the present curriculum recognises and encourages the importance of art and design in students learning?

Yes
No

14. The allocation of time is made in relation to the five curriculum areas in the 5-14 frameworks. The minimum percentage for Expressive arts is 15%. Is this a representative percentage for the arts in your school?

Yes
No

15. Do you think art should be embedded further in the curriculum rather than just in the primary school and first 2 years in secondary?

Yes
No

16. Do you find due to pressure of the curriculum, there is little time for individual creativity?

Yes
No


17. Do you think English, Mathematics and Science have an 'over-riding priority' to other modes such as Creative & aesthetic activities?

Yes
No

18. Does your school consider some modes like Creative and aesthetic activities to be more ëoptionalí than others?

Yes
No


19. Do you feel that the government exerts pressure on schools to excel in the key areas of the curriculum such as mathematics and language and that this implies a perceived down grounding of art and design?

Yes
No


20. Do parents and pupils resist some subjects?

Yes
No

21. And is art & design one of these?

Yes
No

22. With Scottish parents getting a greater say in education, do you think this will devalue art and design in schools ?

Yes
No

23. How do other subject departments in your establishment rate art?


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24. Is the pressure for academic credentials squeezing out other areas of knowledge and understanding as with art?

Yes
No

25. Is too much of the timetable devoted to Maths and English?

Yes
No


26. Does this place demand art and design curriculum to be delivered in less time, especially with areas like citizenship being expanded?

Yes
No


27. Do you think a new continuous curriculum from the age of 3 to 18 help provide a smoother transition for art and design from pre school through to secondary?

Yes
No


28. Would you prefer to work with:

National Curriculum

Present Scottish Curriculum

29. Do you think every child in Scotland has a meaningful creative and aesthetic experience throughout their school career from primary until they leave compared to English students?

Yes
No


30. Why do you think that schools in Scotland have a higher value of the arts compared to schools in England? ..........................................................................................................................................

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Completed by ..................................................................

School/ Organisation ............................................................

Thank you very much for your time. Please send in the enclosed stamped address envelope.

Miss Naomi Clarke

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