Decision made on Arts curriculum to put Dance and Drama together 0-8
Annette Thomson made this Official Information request to Ministry of Education
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From: Annette Thomson
Dear Ministry of Education,
I am respectfully requesting all written documents, reports, memos, letters, notes, emails and draft documents;
· non-written documentary information, such as material stored on or generated by computers and databases, video and tape recordings, maps and photographs; and
· information which is known to an agency but which has not yet been recorded in writing or otherwise relevant to the decision to put Dance and Drama together under 'performing arts' in the draft arts curriculum document and associated support documents.
I specifically want the answers to the following questions
When was the decision made? at what date/point in the process of writing the draft arts curriculum?
What is the evidence,research and rationale for putting these two subjects together in 0-8?
Who subsequently wrote the content for the draft arts curriculum for Drama and Dance? - This can be a named body eg ministry rather than individuals
Yours faithfully,
Annette Thomson
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