Skip to main content

Written question asked by Roger Godsiff (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 May 2019. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Arts: Secondary Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote arts and creative subject provision in secondary schools.

Answer

All state-maintained secondary schools must teach art and design and music to pupils at Key Stage 3 (pupils aged 11 – 14). Drama is taught as part of the English curriculum and dance is included in PE & sport. At Key Stage 4 (pupils aged 14 – 16), there is a statutory entitlement for every pupil to take an arts subject, if they wish to do so. Academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum.

Ofsted’s new education inspection framework, which comes into effect in September, has a strong emphasis on ensuring schools provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all their pupils.

Between 2016-20 we are spending almost £500 million on a range of arts and cultural education programmes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
254735
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Arts Secondary education
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk