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date	22/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: GCE A-level and GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many school pupils in England have taken (1) GCSE, and (2) A Level, music in each year since 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>Data on the number of pupils in England who have taken GCSE music in each academic year since 2010/11 is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/7251178a-2269-43d4-8ae0-77cf21cf4409" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/7251178a-2269-43d4-8ae0-77cf21cf4409</a>.</p><p>Data on the number of pupils in England who have taken A level music in each academic year since 2010/11 is available in the below table:</p><p>A level entries into music of all students aged 16-18[1] since academic year 2010/11</p><p>Year 2010/11 to 2020/21[2]. Coverage: England.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of pupils entering music exam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>8,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>8,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7,655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>7,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>5,585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>5,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>5,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] Exam entries are for the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. Includes pending awards.</p><p>[2] Data for 2010/11 to 2018/19 are revised and data for 2019/20 and 2020/21 are provisional.</p><p>[3] Entries since academic year 2010/11 to 2018/19 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years#a-levels-and-other-16-to-18-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years#a-levels-and-other-16-to-18-results</a>.</p><p>[4] Entries for acadmic years 2019/20 and 2020/21 can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/f74d6b70-5a7e-43c7-9610-5b6aea6d0d7c" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/f74d6b70-5a7e-43c7-9610-5b6aea6d0d7c</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 30/11/2021 16:12:19 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1380798

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date	22/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the second National Plan for Music Education.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people have access to a good quality music education.</p><p>On 6 August 2021, the department announced plans to work with a panel of experts from across the music education sector to develop a refreshed national plan for music education. This will shape the future of music education and follows the publication of the non-statutory Model Music Curriculum on 26 March 2021. Further information on this curriculum can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-music-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-music-in-schools</a>.</p><p>The advisory panel includes teachers, representatives from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and UK Music. It will also feature Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, whose independent review of music education in England informed the original national plan. Further information on his review can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/music-education-in-england-a-review-by-darren-henley-for-the-department-for-education-and-the-department-for-culture-media-and-sport" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/music-education-in-england-a-review-by-darren-henley-for-the-department-for-education-and-the-department-for-culture-media-and-sport</a>.</p><p>The plan will be published early next year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 30/11/2021 12:34:36 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood