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		<title>Educationalists fight for the Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of dwindling funds, and a marked preference for all things science, the arts seem to be facing a losing battle in schools. But far from accepting the orthodoxy that nothing can be done, some educationalists are ensuring the arts do not get left ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Arts in an Exam-centred System</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changes in attitudes and an increase in funding are all well and good, but can the arts really flourish in a philistine exam-centred education system that favours standardisation above individuality? This animation is worth a look. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U Tell us what you think&#8230;.]]></description>
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		<title>How Important is Creativity in Education?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anne Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi and welcome to my Upstart blog. My name’s Anne and I’m currently interning with Fighting Words, Roddy Doyle’s creative writing centre, ha ha ha. I promise I don’t own a bowler hat but I have found myself in the enviable position of talking ...]]></description>
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