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Written question asked by Lord German (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 19 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 January 2019. It was answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) on Friday, 4 January 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Music: Secondary Education

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many secondary school academies teach music at Key Stage 3 at least once a week.

Answer

Music is a compulsory part of the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. The department does not collect information on the number of secondary school academies that teach Key Stage 3 music at least once a week.


The table below is school workforce census data. It shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music at state funded secondary schools overall has remained broadly stable since 2010.

Percentage of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per year

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2.4%

2.4%

2.4%

2.4%

2.4%

2.4%

2.3%

2.3%

Information on the number of pupils who continued to learn an instrument after receiving whole class ensemble teaching since 2012 is contained in a survey published by Arts Council England, and can be found on pages 43 and 44 of the attached document.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12448
Session
2017-19
Attachment
Music_Education_Hubs data_2017_HL12448_HL12449_att
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Music Secondary education Academies
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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