Peter Renshaw (born 1936) is a British creative learning

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and researcher with a special interest in institutional change and

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Biography

Peter Renshaw was lecturer in

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at the

University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Y ...

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 one ...

(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 music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

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

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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

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. 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, wi ...

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Renshaw, Peter People associated with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Lifelong learning 1936 births Living people Academics of the University of Leeds