Teaching the Arts in the Primary Curriculum

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.

This little book provides some wonderful insights into Arts in Education. For students working in Early Education, with younger children, the book highlights the value and importance of Arts Education in supporting emerging concepts. Exploring Art as a way of learning in all areas of the curriculum, the book engages with Storytelling to support Language and communication, music, dance and highlighting links between science and arts exploring emergent concepts that are closer than we would imagine in our daily lives.

• What is learning in the Arts?The Arts and education for sustainable developmentAn eye on the past: Curious explorationsThe wider role of art in primary and Early Years educationThe social art of storytellingMusic: Everywhere and everydayScience and the Arts: Closer than you thinkPoetry: The art of expressionDigital media and primary computingDance: The art of movementMaths and the ArtsWhat is Creative writing?Drama: Process of performance?