Parmiter’s School
Workshop
Parmiters school, Watford
2020
Nick visited the school to give career advice to Year 10 art students.
Studying art today is a challenging proposition as the UK school system increasingly favours more ‘academic’ subjects. Nick visited the school to inspire the pupils and he suggested some ways in which creative skills that are learned in art can be practically applied in the real world.
Some of the ways in which art can help:
communications skills, public speaking
problem solving
independent working and thinking
appreciating the world and environment around us
time management, planning and organisation
looking at the world in a different way
building self esteem and confidence
some students who are not are very academic but are very creative enables them to find successful career paths
BBC Education Series - Making Art Work
BBC Two interviewed Nick Gentry in a series of educational videos and career advice for art students entitled ‘Making Art Work’