This summer, the Royal Society of Arts published its Education Charter. Paul Collard, chief executive of Creativity, Culture & Education, explains why he is supporting the Charter:

This summer, Creativity, Culture & Education (CCE) published “Creative Partnerships: Changing Young Lives”, a compilation of independent research reports and case studies investigating the impact of the government’s flagship creative learning programme, Creative Partnerships. This collection of reports also included a think piece about the RSA’s initiative in publishing a Charter for education, inviting organisations and individuals to support its aims.

In essence the Charter describes the good practice that CCE is already bringing into schools through Creative Partnerships. We believe that awakening a love of learning at an early age is crucial to continuous learning and development throughout life. The Creative Partnerships programme, which is delivered nationally by CCE, fosters innovative long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals, including artists, performers, architects, multimedia developers and scientists. These partnerships inspire young people, teachers and creative professionals to challenge how they work and experiment with new ideas – in turn leading to young people leaving school with improved attainment levels as well as that all important love of learning.