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STEAM – not just STEM

We must not STEM the creativity of the arts – but we must STEAM ahead with a broad and balanced curriculum, argues Deborah Lawson

In a world increasingly driven by, and reliant on, technology, it is little wonder that the curriculum is tightly focused on the core academic and STEM subjects.
It is, we are told, the best way to prepare pupils for the world of work. A world where proficiency, and good grades, in STEM subjects will assure personal, professional, economic and commercial success. A win-win scenario – or is it?

What of the broad and balanced curriculum, one which is rich in variety and content and provides opportunities for all pupils to experience different subjects and disciplines? One which provokes curiosity and inspires pupils to seek not only how to expand their knowledge base, but also to apply it?

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