Arts: Education

(asked on 6th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that the subject focus in the EBacc does not discourage schools from promoting the uptake of creative subjects.


Answered by
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Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 16th October 2017

The Government remains fully committed to ensuring pupils receive a well rounded education, with high quality music, art and design, drama and dance all playing an important part.

The new National Curriculum, introduced in 2014, sets out the essential knowledge in the key subjects that schools should teach. In Key Stages 1 to 3, music, art, and design are statutory subjects for maintained schools. At Key Stage 4, all pupils in maintained schools must be offered the opportunity to study at least one subject in the arts ‘entitlement’ area, which includes art and design, music, dance, drama, and media arts.

In November 2016, the Department announced a package of funding for music and cultural education which is designed to improve access to the arts for all children and to develop talent across the country. This includes £300 million for music education hubs for 2016-20.

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