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Respondent: 2453

Start time: 2024-11-07 02:54:10 -0800

Completion time: 2024-11-07 03:03:44 -0800

Email: anonymous

Name:

Language: English (United States)‎

Role: Head of Creative Arts

Nationality: British

Grade level: Year 5 to Year 9 ;

Curriculum: UK (British Curriculum)

Arts value: Strongly agree

Schools support arts: Agree

Opportunities for arts: Neutral

Arts skills useful: Strongly agree

Arts mandatory: Yes, it is mandatory for some students (e.g., specific grades)

Mandatory grade groups: Primary (Grades 1-5);Secondary (Grades 6-9);

Should be mandatory: Yes, for all grade levels

Should be mandatory grades:

Other areas benefit: Core subjects (e.g., math, science, language);Extracurricular activities;School events and exhibitions;Student projects;Community partnerships and collaboration;

Topics in curriculum: Music;Painting, drawing and sculpture;Design and creative services;Drama/theater;Dance;

Benefits: Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills;Enhance collaboration and teamwork;Provide technical skills relevant to future careers;Improve local and global cultural awareness and appreciation;Improve creativity and self-expression;

Open ended idea: To provide a minimum of 1 hour tuition per year group for Music and Art from Year 1 upwards. To provide Drama lessons from Year 4 upwards for 1 hour tuition per week. To provide a minimum of 30 minutes music tuition for FS1 and FS2 per week. Weekly lessons in these subjects is key, rather than carousel as this ensures progression, understanding and the aquisition of improved language skills and confidence in every pupil. The scientific evidence for improved academic performance across the board when these subjects are included with high quality teaching is highly evident and exhaustive. I hope that this understanding of the cross curricular skills can be recognized and implemented within our schools curriculums here in Dubai to ensure outstanding education for every child.