Leading actors and artists back Labour’s push for more creativity in schools
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6CRRQ)
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A group of prominent actors, artists and authors have praised Labour's proposal to instil more creativity in the school curriculum, saying the arts currently risk being a pursuit that only the most privileged can follow".
The open letter, signed by Grayson Perry, Olivia Colman, Simon Rattle, Adrian Lester and Patrick Stewart, follows Keir Starmer's pledge to reprioritise creativity and other human" skills in a world of artificial intelligence.
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