Arts Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The specialist schools programme is a UK government initiative which encourages Secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts. Education in England is the responsibility of the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills of the The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography New media art is an Art genre that encompasses artworks created with New media technologies, including Digital art, Computer graphics Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Arts Colleges will receive extra funding from this joint private sector and government scheme. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT is an independent not-for-profit membership organisation in the United Kingdom, working in partnership with schools to Arts Colleges also act as a local point of reference for other schools and businesses in the area, with an emphasis on promoting art within the community.
See also
- Arts Colleges in England
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