Visionary shift in education policy

The recent announcement by Ministers Deenihan and Quinn in respect of the Charter Agreement between their respective departments represents a truly visionary shift in Government policy towards the Arts and Education.

The charter itself, and its impressively small and experienced implementation group, give us a tangible hope of fulfilling the promise that was contained in Ciarán Benson’s report on The Place Of The Arts In Irish Education back in 1979 – The Year of the Child.

The ministers attest that creativity must be placed at the heart of our future as a society and they deduce that placing the arts at the core of our education system will be a significant driver in achieving this imperative.