Peter Renshaw (born 1936) is a British creative learning consultant and researcher with a special interest in institutional change and lifelong learning.

Biography

Peter Renshaw was lecturer in Philosophy of Education at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

Institute of Education (1970–75) and Principal of the

Yehudi Menuhin School The Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, England, founded in 1963 by violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin. The current director of music is the British classical pianist Ashley Wass. The school is on ...

(1975–84). He became the Head of Research and Development at the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...

in 1984, a position which he held until his retirement in 2001. During his time at Guildhall, together with Peter Wiegold, Renshaw created a masters' programme in music performance and communication skills at the school, which is now known as the Masters in Leadership. He was also the

Gresham Professor of Music The Professor of Music at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to nine and in addition the col ...

between 1986 and 1993, and a moderator for ''Sound Links'', an EU Socrates project on cultural diversity in music education. In 2006, he became a mentor at the Practitioner Development Programme at

The Sage Gateshead Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and musical education centre in Gateshead on the south side of the River Tyne in North East England. Opened in 2004 and occupied by North Music Trust it is part of the Gateshead Quays development which include ...

in North East England. He is a board member of the Yehudi Mehuhin School and

London International Festival of Theatre The London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) is a biennial festival of theatre, performance and cultural events. The organisation also supports year-round activity in London. The organisation was founded by Rose Fenton and Lucy Neal, ...

Publications

* Renshaw, P. ''Management of Creativity in schools, colleges and arts organisations'' (1993) * Renshaw, P and van den Linden, Jos. ''Dialogic Learning: Shifting Perspectives to Learning, Instruction, and Teaching'' (2004) * Renshaw, P. ''Lifelong Learning for Musicians: The Place of Mentoring'' (2006) * Renshaw, P. ''Engaged Passions: Searching for Quality in Community Contexts'' (2010) * Renshaw, P. ''Working Together: An Enquiry into Creative Collaborative Learning Across the Barbican - Guildhall Campus'' (2011) * Renshaw, P. ''Collaboration: Myth or Reality? Through the Eyes of the Barbican and Guildhall School'' (2017)

References

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