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registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the take-up of creative arts disciplines has been in each year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	245582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that the EBaccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It has been designed to be limited in size in order to allow pupils to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects.</p><p>The attached table shows that the proportion of young people taking at least one arts GCSE since 2010 has fluctuated across years, but has remained broadly stable. According to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport’s Taking Part Survey, in 2017/18, 96% of children aged 5-15 had engaged with the arts in the past 12 months<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Arts covers music activities, theatre, drama, reading, writing, arts crafts and design, film/video/media/radio activities, dance activities, street arts/circus/carnival/festival activities.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 245581 question first answered 25/04/2019 16:28:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 245581_245582_proportion_young_people_arts_subjects_table.pdf title 245581_245582_proportion_young_people_arts_tables
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

964841

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students from (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) England are undertaking a creative arts subject in school; and how those numbers have changed in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	169586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 who have entered at least one arts GCSE, since 2009/10 in England, London and Lewisham Deptford constituency can be found in the attached table:</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 16:34:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 169586_Number_of_pupils_KS4_at_least_one_arts_GCSE.pdf title 169586_Number_of_pupils_KS4_at_least_one_arts_GCSE
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

964843

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) provision and (b) uptake of creative arts subjects among pupils of recent changes in the level of (i) school funding and (ii) teacher retention.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	169588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>An analysis, published in July 2017, of the trends in arts uptake in state-funded mainstream schools where EBacc entry had seen a large increase since 2010/11 showed little correlation between the change in EBacc entry and the change in arts uptake. The small correlation that exists suggested that schools where EBacc entry had increased tended to have also seen an increase in their arts uptake. The 297 schools that had increased their EBacc entry rates by 40 percentage points or more between 2011 and 2016, on average entered 48.6% of their pupils for at least one arts subject. This was almost the same as for other state-funded schools (48.9%). This analysis can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trends-in-arts-subjects-in-schools-with-increased-ebacc-entry" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/trends-in-arts-subjects-in-schools-with-increased-ebacc-entry</a></p><p>The proportion of pupils taking at least one arts GCSE subject has stayed relatively stable since 2010; and between 2010 and 2017 the proportion of hours spent teaching the arts in secondary schools has also remained broadly stable.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 169587 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:24:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

838322

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of expenditure from the public purse on (a) time, (b) staff and (c) facilities associated with the creative arts in schools across England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	127216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is investing an additional £1.3 billion in school funding, over and above existing expenditure, with core schools funding rising from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £43.5 billion in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to funding which schools receive to deliver their curriculum, the Government funds a wide range of music and cultural education programmes to ensure that every child, whatever their background, has access to a high quality arts education. The attached table shows total funding from the Department for these programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In maintained schools, music and art and design are compulsory subjects and although academies and free schools are not required to teach the national curriculum, they can use it as a benchmark. Beyond this, it is for schools to decide how best to deliver their curriculum and we have not made an assessment of trends in the level of expenditure from the public purse on (a) time, (b) staff and (c) facilities associated with the creative arts in schools across England.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 127217 question first answered 20/02/2018 15:29:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 127217, 127216 - Departmental Funding For All Music and Cultural Education Programmes.docx title Departmental Funding for these programmes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

838324

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of his Department's funding for arts and music education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	127217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is investing an additional £1.3 billion in school funding, over and above existing expenditure, with core schools funding rising from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £43.5 billion in 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to funding which schools receive to deliver their curriculum, the Government funds a wide range of music and cultural education programmes to ensure that every child, whatever their background, has access to a high quality arts education. The attached table shows total funding from the Department for these programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In maintained schools, music and art and design are compulsory subjects and although academies and free schools are not required to teach the national curriculum, they can use it as a benchmark. Beyond this, it is for schools to decide how best to deliver their curriculum and we have not made an assessment of trends in the level of expenditure from the public purse on (a) time, (b) staff and (c) facilities associated with the creative arts in schools across England.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 127216 question first answered 20/02/2018 15:29:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 127217, 127216 - Departmental Funding For All Music and Cultural Education Programmes.docx title Departmental Funding for these programmes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

837976

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase funding for arts in schools.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	127006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>In addition to general funding schools receive to deliver the curriculum, the Government specifically funds music education hubs and other arts-related programmes to ensure that every child has access to a high quality arts education.</p><p>The Government announced almost £400 million of funding in the period 2016-20 for a diverse portfolio of music and arts education programmes to improve access to the arts for all children, regardless of their background, and to develop talent across the country. This includes £300 million for music education hubs in 2016-20, £58 million in 2016-18 for the Music and Dance Scheme, which allows exceptionally talented children to attend specialist music and dance institutions, and more than £8 million in 2016-18 for cultural education programmes including Saturday Art and Design Clubs, the National Youth Dance Company and the BFI’s Film Academy programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/02/2018 16:43:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828589

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to provide children with access to the arts after the EBacc becomes compulsory in schools.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	124259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is not compulsory; however, the Government wants children to benefit from an academic curriculum that keeps their options open for future study, training and work. By September 2022, the Department aims for 75% of Year 10 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools to be studying GCSEs in the EBacc combination of subjects.</p><p>The EBacc, whilst comprehensive, has been designed so pupils continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths. On average, pupils in state-funded schools enter nine GCSEs and equivalent qualifications. As the EBacc covers seven GCSEs, or eight for those pupils taking triple science, this leaves room for other choices, including arts subjects.</p><p>At Key Stage 4, pupils in maintained schools must be offered the opportunity to study at least one subject in the arts 'entitlement' area.</p><p>Arts and music will remain available to all pupils. £300 million of ring-fenced funding in music hubs is being invested between 2016-20. Other programmes that continue to be funded include the Music and Dance Scheme, National Youth Music Organisations, ‘In Harmony’ and Art and Design Saturday clubs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/01/2018 16:02:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 37871 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

786848

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support creative learning in schools to encourage children to seek careers in such learning.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	112423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes all pupils should have access to an excellent, well-rounded education. All schools must provide a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school.</p><p>The national curriculum, provides many opportunities for pupils to develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of creative subjects, including art and design, music and design, and technology.</p><p>We have announced almost £400 million of funding in 2016-20 for a diverse portfolio of music and arts education programmes that are designed to improve access to the arts for all children, regardless of their background, and to develop talent across the country. This includes £300 million for music education hubs in 2016-20 and over £8 million in 2016-18 for cultural education programmes including Saturday Art and Design Clubs, the National Youth Dance Company and the BFI’s Film Academy programme. It also includes £58 million for the Music and Dance Scheme and £27m for the Dance and Drama Awards Scheme (both in 2016-18), which allow exceptionally talented children and young people to attend specialist music, dance and drama institutions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/11/2017 16:42:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

765838

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that the subject focus in the EBacc does not discourage schools from promoting the uptake of creative subjects.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	105888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to ensuring pupils receive a well rounded education, with high quality music, art and design, drama and dance all playing an important part.</p><p>The new National Curriculum, introduced in 2014, sets out the essential knowledge in the key subjects that schools should teach. In Key Stages 1 to 3, music, art, and design are statutory subjects for maintained schools. At Key Stage 4, all pupils in maintained schools must be offered the opportunity to study at least one subject in the arts ‘entitlement’ area, which includes art and design, music, dance, drama, and media arts.</p><p>In November 2016, the Department announced a package of funding for music and cultural education which is designed to improve access to the arts for all children and to develop talent across the country. This includes £300 million for music education hubs for 2016-20.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/10/2017 14:25:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

755670

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of changes in the number of people studying arts subjects in schools on the effectiveness of UK creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>We know that the creative industries are a cultural and economic success story for the UK being worth £87.4bn to UK economy in 2015 and growing by more than a third since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The new National Curriculum was developed with input from employers and representatives from both the further and higher education sectors. It was designed to equip pupils with the knowledge they need to progress either into further education or to make a successful start on their careers, including roles in the creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>The total proportion of pupils finishing Key Stage 4 who were entered into a GCSE in an arts subjects rose between 2012 and 2015, but fell slightly in 2016. Comparable data is not yet available for 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/09/2017 09:45:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft