Never mind that neither of my daughters, nor any of the London children I know best, is the right age – you have to have an eighth birthday between this month and August 2019. Year 3 is the exact middle of primary school, if you count from reception to year 6. “When you first start education, things start to change. When you start being aware of class … it can actually change your thoughts forever,” he said. For arts education, so squeezed by policymakers’ relentless emphasis on maths, science and literacy, McQueen’s project will surely be a fillip.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2018 05:02 UTC