> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: https://www.nsead.org/news/newsroom/declining-fine-motor-skills/ > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Creative value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft enhances creativity]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Art skills are declining in the UK ### Highlights > A new survey shows that 75% of primary teachers in the UK have noticed a decline in students' fine motor skills over the past five years. Many teachers report that art education is not prioritized, with some spending no time teaching it at all. Experts warn that this neglect could harm children's development and the future of the UK's creative industries. Three quarters think children’s ability hold a pencil, draw, or use scissors has worsened Four in five agree that improving art education would enhance students' wellbeing **Kathryn Harper, founder of art-K**, who 'Structured art education builds transferable skills for academic and personal growth, developing crucial abilities including patience, perseverance, creativity and, for our youngest learners, the fine motor control that underpins every aspect of learning that requires hand-eye coordination. These results confirm what we've been observing for years. **Michele Gregson, NSEAD general secretary and CEO said:** > 'Our members tell us, young people tell us, and now this helpful survey tells us – the decline, indeed neglect, of art and design in schools, is having a direct impact on motors skills and the wellbeing of a generation.