Latest News Arts GCSE and A Level entries 2021 Further overall decline in arts GCSE and A Level entries; small year on year increases in some subjects. Far fewer arts GCSEs and A Levels are studied across England’s schools than a decade ago. -38% decline in arts GCSE entries 2010 to 2021 -1% decline in arts GCSE entries 2020 to 2021 +2.4% increase in GCSE Cohort number 2020 to 2021 -31% decline in arts A Level arts entries 2010 to 2020, -1% decline 2020-2021
23 July 2021 Funding cut for HE arts courses goes ahead In March this year the Office for Students (OfS) was asked by the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, to consult on a reallocation of the government’s Strategic Priority Grant.
22 July 2021 Policy & Practice round-up July 2021 This month we bring you news of Ofsted research on teaching music; guidance from the DfE on teaching for education recovery; research from the Centre for Cultural Value demonstrating public belief in the power of the arts to improve wellbeing; a call for stories from Dance graduates from One Dance; and how to get involved in the social media campaign #ArtIsEssential.
14 July 2021 Implementing anti-racism and being an effective ally: representation in the arts curriculum work June 2020 to July 2021 Over the past year colleagues across all of the art subjects have been working to review and change representation in the arts curriculums they deliver or support. This blog summarises the activity to date by subject and signposts ongoing activity you may find useful.
24 June 2021 Hours of arts teaching and number of arts teachers in England’s secondary schools continue stable after years of decline Department for Education figures published 17 June show that between November 2019 and November 2020 the number of hours the arts were taught in secondary schools overall increased by +2% and the number of arts teachers did not change. However, Design & Technology continues to see falls; in the last year the number of teachers and hours taught fell by -7%. The number of children in England’s secondary schools went up by +2% over the same period.
