Table of Contents

What is learning in the Arts?
The Arts and education for sustainable development
An eye on the past: Curious explorations
The wider role of art in primary and Early Years education
The social art of storytelling
Music: Everywhere and everyday
Science and the Arts: Closer than you think
Poetry: The art of expression
Digital media and primary computing
Dance: The art of movement
Maths and the Arts
What is Creative writing?
Drama: Process of performance?

About the Author

Susan Ogier is Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-Ordinator of Art and Design Education at University of Roehampton, UK.
Suzy has a lifelong commitment and involvement in art education. Having been an art subject leader for many years in a variety of London-based primary schools, she moved onto advisory work as a creativity and early years consultant and has been working in Higher Education for the past 10 years. As a lecturer, she currently leads the Art specialism on the primary BAED programme at the University of Reading. She is a practising artist whenever possible and continues to develop her own knowledge and identity as an artist-teacher. She has more recently been involved in research projects relating to gender equality and art across all phases of education.