Ofqual publish GCSE and A Level entry numbers for 2018

This month we bring you a possible end to Floor Targets; a highly critical report from the Health and Education Select Committees on the government’s Children’s Mental Health Green Paper; this month’s advocates, including 100 artists and the CBI; plus details of the Go Creative – Get a Job! Conference.

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week from the 14-20 May, we are launching our new Briefing written in partnership with the children’s mental health charity a Place2Be.  Including a foreword from a Place2Be’s President and Founder Dame Benita Refson, the briefing sets out why the arts make us happier and healthier and are key to supporting children’s good mental health.

The current decline – key statistics 

• Arts GCSE entries have fallen 28% since 2010;
• Number of hours arts subjects are taught in secondary schools has fallen 17% since 2010;
• Number of arts teachers is down by 16% since 2010.