§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to set up working groups to recommend attainment targets and programmes of study for art and music within the national curriculum for England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I are today establishing working groups for art and music. The members of the groups are:
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Art Working Group Chairman: Professor Colin Renfrew Master of Jesus College, Cambridge; Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge Members: Giles Auty Art Critic, The Spectator Gilroy Brown Head Teacher, Foundry JMI School, Birmingham Robert Clement Adviser for Art and Design, Devon County Council David Derrick Head Teacher, St. Clement Dane's C of E Primary School, Westminster Gillian Figg Lecturer in Art Education, West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education Toby Jackson Head of Education, Tate Gallery, Liverpool
Professor Leslie R. Perry Emeritus Professor, University of London Institute of Education, formerly Professor of the Philosophy of Education at Kings College, London Peter Riches Head of Faculty of Creative Studies, Eggbuckland School, Plymouth Ray Smith Practising artist Merrick Taylor Managing Director, Motor Panels (Coventry) Ltd. Lady Marina Vaizey Member of Fine Arts Advisory Committee, British Council; member of Crafts Council; art critic, Sunday Times. Broadcaster Music Working Group Chairman: Sir John Manduell CBE Principal, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Members: David Adams Head of Music, Sawston Village College, Cambridge Dr. Kevin Adams Head of Music, Maesteg Comprehensive School, Mid Glamorgan Michael Batt Freelance musician and composer Michael Brewer Director of Music, Chetham's (independent Specialist music) School, Manchester Philip Jones CBE Principal, Trinity College of Music Gillian Moore Education Officer, London Sinfonietta Professor George Pratt Head of Music Department, Huddersfield Polytechnic Mrs. L. Read Head of Infant Department, Elburton Primary School, Devon Julian Smith Director, W. H. Smith & Sons Ltd. John Stephens ex-LEA Senior Staff Inspector for music, and ex-HMI. Director of Education, Trinity College of Music from September 1990 Christine Wood Lovely Music, Tadcaster (specialist suppliers of music to schools) The groups will advise on the attainment targets and programmes of study for art and music to be included within the national curriculum in England and Wales. We are grateful to the chairmen and members for having agreed to serve on the groups. An announcement on a working group for physical education will be made very shortly.
Copies of the terms of reference for the art and music working groups have been placed in the Library. These make clear that the attainment targets and programmes of study will not be prescribed in as much detail as for other foundation subjects.