ECCDD301 A Visual And Media Arts

Title: Why are the visual and media arts important in early childhood and school curricula?

Learning outcomes:

1.The current National curriculum promotes a strong focus on Science, Technology, English

2.Mathematics in preference over the Arts. Consider how you would justify the importance of visual

3.Media arts in the curriculum and advocate its’ inclusion.

For this assessment, will need to:

• Discuss the importance of visual and media arts for learning and development
• Advocate for the role of visual and media arts in the cultural lives of children and families
• Justify the role of children as producers, not purely consumers of art culture