Visual art education should be delivered by

Other, please describe

"The art specialist should practice art themselves"

"all of the above - anything is better than nothing"

"an arts specialist educator, who has the opportunity to also be a practicing artist"

"This requires more than one box! An arts specialist is good and valuable if they also have a background or qualifications in the area. This can be backed up, enhansed by using artists and partnering with schools, galleries, museums and community groups. There is never just one answer."

"All of the above. Students need to see art as relevant beyond the art room. A trained art specialist should be part of their education experience."

"All of the above"

"I love my job as an arts specialist educator, I also see myself as an artist, an educator and as a community art advocate. Visual arts should be delivered by a diversity of people - the key word is delivered"

"All of the above - variety of strategies is more important than delivery"

"Ideally, a combination of some or all of the above."

"Partnership - K-6 responsibility of generalist, post year6 - a specialist. Actual education to the teachers by a specialist visual arts educator."

"All of the above, fascilated by the arts specialist educator"

"in a primary setting generalists teachers have been proven to deliver quality learning if they are given appropriate training, such as a mentor or expert to guide at every step."

"All of the above"

"A teaching artist who specialises in pedagogy and has strong links/relationships to partnerships e.g. galleries/community"

"all of these"

"I would say a variety of the above including an artist, partnerships and an arts specialist educator. I don't think there is just one type"

"Partnerships with the visual arts specialist and generalist teacher."

"I have been taught by many artists who were brilliant artists but terrible teachers! Teaching is fundamentally about forming good working relationships with students. The skill set is second to this. However, especially in primary, a generalist educator can teach the visual arts extremely well with the right support. And an arts specialist educator must have support from artists, teaching artsits, and partnerships. We all have to work together."

"It would be wonderful to include artists, galleries and community groups."

"All including the general community"

"all of the above,"

"I would have ticked 'arts specialist' but that is too general. If it was 'visual arts specialist' I would have identified that."

"All of the above – is the reality."

"Not an artist . They teach art from the art perspective , iy should be approached from the children's perspective Artisis in Residence is the best use of artists in schools if we could afford this"

"I want to select all of these except ' - generalist educator'"

"Both art making and teaching are skills and not everyone can do both. But if they can, I have always thought this was the best combination."

"This is not the case especially in primary schools."