Playwright Phil Porter discusses his work and his experience of using Prospero for teaching theatre writing.
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These are challenging times for theatre and the arts in education. For the first time, in the UK, the number of entrants for A Level Theatre Studies has dropped below 10,000. Polling suggests three quarters of parents would prefer their children to study Maths at degree level rather than an arts discipline. Recent Arts Council England research shows that whilst children and young people value the arts (with drama amongst the most popular) societal and systemic pressures are limiting their capacity to explore their creative potential.
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