BIS Assumptions
Crafts Council supports debate on BIS assumptions
Professor Elaine Thomas, Vice-chancellor, University for the Creative Arts writes in the Guardian on 15 December in response to the Higher Ambitions report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which states that: “Britain must rebuild its economic growth and invest in the skills and competitive strengths that will underwrite a sustainable recovery and balanced future economy.” Professor Thomas argues that design education is as important to the future of the economy as the sciences, technology, mathematics and engineering, and that “The UK needs to focus on education to develop the creative talent and high-level design skills required to exploit the growth potential in this sector.”
Read the full article and the Crafts Council’s response here
