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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

David Shrigley urges schools to prioritise arts – with aid of giant mantis

Shrigley stands in front of a nine-metre sculpture of a giant mantis
The artist David Shrigley has returned to his old school to launch an alternative curriculum. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

The artist David Shrigley has said Stem subjects should be expanded to prioritise the arts, adding that children’s creativity is being stymied by the narrow focus on maths and the sciences.

The Turner prize-nominated artist says “Stem” – which stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics – should be changed to “Steam” to include the arts, which he believes are at the core of a rounded education.

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