The Stage, theatre newspaper and web site, just lately printed a ballot asking readers whether or not or not they agreed with Amanda Spielman’s assertion which they reported as ‘arts programs promote unrealistic profession prospects to potential college students’.
This isn’t truthful reporting. Amanda, and different Ofsted leaders and HMI (Her Majesty’s Inspectors), have typically stated that artistic and sensible topics are precious in their very own proper. These are topics which are too typically being squeezed out of college curriculums.
Nonetheless, our report on degree 2 examine programmes confirmed that faculty leaders themselves recognised that the proportion of scholars going from vocational arts and media programs into jobs in that trade was low. Regardless of this recognition, we discovered faculties promoting these programs as having extraordinarily good profession prospects, providing false hope to college students. In some faculties, these are the preferred programs obtainable. The extent of mismatch could be very clear, and has been acknowledged by the Affiliation of Schools chief govt.
That misinformation is doing a disservice to college students who take these programs. Schools ought to collaborate with native employers to design and ship programs which are arrange for obtainable jobs.
