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884191

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	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 what reports or assessments they have received from Ofsted about whether schools are implementing a broad and balanced curriculum that includes music; and any action being taken if schools are judged on this measure as "inadequate", particularly in schools that are otherwise judged to be outstanding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL6876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>All schools should provide pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum. While Ofsted does not grade individual curriculum subjects as part of school inspections, it does assess and report on the curriculum as a whole. Where a school is found not to be offering a curriculum that meets the needs of pupils, this will be reflected in the inspection outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, is examining how schools deliver the curriculum as part of its research programme. Attached is a recent recent commentary, published by Ofsted, on the primary and secondary curriculum in which the Chief Inspector emphasises the importance of breadth in the curriculum. Findings from Ofsted’s curriculum review will help inform the development of its 2019 inspection framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/04/2018 16:03:26 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL6876_Attachment_Commentary_on_Primary_and_Secondary_Curriculum.pdf title ttachment_Commentary_on_Primary_and_Secondary_Cu
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

884186

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	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 what assessment they have made since April 2016 of the effect of changes to funding of local music services on community music ensembles, particularly youth music ensembles and choirs, and on progression routes through to national ensembles and conservatoires for the most talented.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL6871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>In addition to funding that schools receive to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, department funding for music education hubs has increased from £58 million in 2014/15 to £75 million each year until 2020. Music education hubs support and enhance the quality of music teaching in schools, reaching beyond school boundaries, to ensure that the aims of the National Plan are delivered. In addition, we recently announced £96 million for arts education in 2018-20, including over £60 million for the Music and Dance Scheme, which enables our most talented young musicians to attend specialist institutions.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016 the department has not made any assessment of the effect of changes to funding of local music services. However, since 2013, Arts Council England has commissioned an independent analysis of Music Education Hubs’ annual performance. The reports, which provide information on music education hubs’ activities, including their support for ensembles and choirs, are at: <a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey" target="_blank">www.artscouncil.org.uk/children-and-young-people/music-education-hubs-survey</a> The most recent of these reports is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/04/2018 16:07:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL6873_Key_Data_On_Music_Education_MEH_2016.pdf title HL6873_Key_Data_On_Music_Education_MEH_2016
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1130629

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	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 how many (1) music teachers, (2) GCSE music students, (3) A-level music students, and (4) degree level music students, there were in each of the last five years; and how many universities have ceased to offer music as a degree.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL16173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The School Workforce Census contains the majority of information about teacher numbers and the subjects taught by teachers in state funded secondary schools. Information up to 2017 has been provided in table 1, attached. Updated information is due to be published on 27 June 2019.</p><p>Pupil entries into GCSE music are published each year and have been provided in table 2, attached. These figures are also available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a>.</p><p>Entries into A level music have been provided in table 3, attached. These figures are also available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised</a>.</p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled in higher education. Information on students entering first degrees in music at English higher education institutions has been provided in table 4, attached.</p><p>The information requested is not held centrally about the number of higher education institutions that have ceased to offer music as a degree. However, the number of institutions who reported one or more entrants to first degrees in music subjects to HESA in the latest five years available has been provided in table 5, attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/06/2019 15:13:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL16173_music_teachers_GCSE_A-level_degree_music_students.pdf title HL16173_PDF
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1105716

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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 what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Music Education Music Education: State of the Nation, published on 4 February.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL14887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>We agree with the All-Party Parliamentary Group’s report that all pupils should receive a high quality music education, at least up to age 14. That is why the subject is compulsory in the national curriculum and why this government is providing funding of over £300 million for music education hubs between 2016 and 2020. A report published last year by Birmingham City University (attached) showed that in 2016/17 the hubs taught more than 700,000 children to play a musical instrument with their class.</p><p> </p><p>The national curriculum does not apply in academies, but all state-funded schools have to provide a broad and balanced curriculum. We welcome Ofsted’s consultation on a revised education inspection framework which emphasises the importance of a broad and rigorous curriculum</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing a model music curriculum, which will be made freely available to schools and have announced plans to refresh the National Plan for Music Education.</p><p> </p><p>There is no evidence that the introduction of English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is responsible for the reductions in entries to music at GCSE. Since 2009/10, the percentage of the GCSE cohort choosing to take music has fluctuated, but remained broadly stable at between 6 and 7%. The EBacc has been designed to be limited in size in order to allow students to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects. We have no plans to add a sixth pillar.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14888 question first answered 10/04/2019 12:12:58 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14887_HL14888_Key_data_on_music_education_hubs_2017.pdf title HL14887_HL14888_Key_data_on_music_education_hubs
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1105718

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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 what assessment they have made of the recommendation made in the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Music Education Music Education: State of the Nation, published on 4 February, to add a sixth pillar to the English Baccalaureate covering arts subjects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL14888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>We agree with the All-Party Parliamentary Group’s report that all pupils should receive a high quality music education, at least up to age 14. That is why the subject is compulsory in the national curriculum and why this government is providing funding of over £300 million for music education hubs between 2016 and 2020. A report published last year by Birmingham City University (attached) showed that in 2016/17 the hubs taught more than 700,000 children to play a musical instrument with their class.</p><p> </p><p>The national curriculum does not apply in academies, but all state-funded schools have to provide a broad and balanced curriculum. We welcome Ofsted’s consultation on a revised education inspection framework which emphasises the importance of a broad and rigorous curriculum</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing a model music curriculum, which will be made freely available to schools and have announced plans to refresh the National Plan for Music Education.</p><p> </p><p>There is no evidence that the introduction of English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is responsible for the reductions in entries to music at GCSE. Since 2009/10, the percentage of the GCSE cohort choosing to take music has fluctuated, but remained broadly stable at between 6 and 7%. The EBacc has been designed to be limited in size in order to allow students to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects. We have no plans to add a sixth pillar.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14887 question first answered 10/04/2019 12:12:58 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14887_HL14888_Key_data_on_music_education_hubs_2017.pdf title HL14887_HL14888_Key_data_on_music_education_hubs
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1081696

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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 what assessment they have made of the work of music education hubs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL14229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The work of music education hubs is evaluated in an annual report by Birmingham City University and published by Arts Council England. The most recent report, attached, was published in October 2018. It shows that the hubs taught over 700,000 children to play a musical instrument, as part of whole class ensemble teaching, in 2016-17. The hubs provided individual lessons for over 157,000 children, lessons in small groups for over 238,000 children and lessons in larger groups for over 145,000 children. They also supported or delivered over 16,000 musical ensembles.</p><p>We are refreshing the National Plan for Music Education and, as part of this, we will be considering the roles of the music education hubs and how best their work should be evaluated.</p><p>Earlier this year, we announced additional funding for music education hubs, providing them with an extra £490,000 for 2018-19 and an additional £840,000 for 2019-20. The increases in funding recognise a range of pressures on hubs, including pressures linked to teacher pay. The department’s public consultation to gather evidence on the impact of increased contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) for all TPS employers, which included the initial proposal to fund music education hubs for 2019-20, closed on 12 February 2019. Final funding decisions will be made in due course when consultation evidence has been reviewed. Funding for music education hubs beyond March 2020 is a matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14230 HL14231 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:49:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14229_HL14230_HL14231_Key_Data_On_Music_Education_Hubs_2017.pdf title HL14229_HL14230_HL14231_Music_Ed_Hubs_2017
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

1081697

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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 what plans they have to re-evaluate the quality of the work provided by music education hubs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL14230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The work of music education hubs is evaluated in an annual report by Birmingham City University and published by Arts Council England. The most recent report, attached, was published in October 2018. It shows that the hubs taught over 700,000 children to play a musical instrument, as part of whole class ensemble teaching, in 2016-17. The hubs provided individual lessons for over 157,000 children, lessons in small groups for over 238,000 children and lessons in larger groups for over 145,000 children. They also supported or delivered over 16,000 musical ensembles.</p><p>We are refreshing the National Plan for Music Education and, as part of this, we will be considering the roles of the music education hubs and how best their work should be evaluated.</p><p>Earlier this year, we announced additional funding for music education hubs, providing them with an extra £490,000 for 2018-19 and an additional £840,000 for 2019-20. The increases in funding recognise a range of pressures on hubs, including pressures linked to teacher pay. The department’s public consultation to gather evidence on the impact of increased contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) for all TPS employers, which included the initial proposal to fund music education hubs for 2019-20, closed on 12 February 2019. Final funding decisions will be made in due course when consultation evidence has been reviewed. Funding for music education hubs beyond March 2020 is a matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14229 HL14231 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:49:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14229_HL14230_HL14231_Key_Data_On_Music_Education_Hubs_2017.pdf title HL14229_HL14230_HL14231_Music_Ed_Hubs_2017
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

1081698

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	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 what plans they have to increase the resources available to music education hubs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL14231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The work of music education hubs is evaluated in an annual report by Birmingham City University and published by Arts Council England. The most recent report, attached, was published in October 2018. It shows that the hubs taught over 700,000 children to play a musical instrument, as part of whole class ensemble teaching, in 2016-17. The hubs provided individual lessons for over 157,000 children, lessons in small groups for over 238,000 children and lessons in larger groups for over 145,000 children. They also supported or delivered over 16,000 musical ensembles.</p><p>We are refreshing the National Plan for Music Education and, as part of this, we will be considering the roles of the music education hubs and how best their work should be evaluated.</p><p>Earlier this year, we announced additional funding for music education hubs, providing them with an extra £490,000 for 2018-19 and an additional £840,000 for 2019-20. The increases in funding recognise a range of pressures on hubs, including pressures linked to teacher pay. The department’s public consultation to gather evidence on the impact of increased contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) for all TPS employers, which included the initial proposal to fund music education hubs for 2019-20, closed on 12 February 2019. Final funding decisions will be made in due course when consultation evidence has been reviewed. Funding for music education hubs beyond March 2020 is a matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14229 HL14230 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:49:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14229_HL14230_HL14231_Key_Data_On_Music_Education_Hubs_2017.pdf title HL14229_HL14230_HL14231_Music_Ed_Hubs_2017
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

1078966

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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 whether they will clarify the roles and responsibilities of (1) schools, and (2) music education hubs, with regard to the delivery of music education.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL14088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>It is the role of schools to deliver the curriculum. Music education hubs were established to drive up the quality and consistency of music education across the country, and to that end are funded to work with children in all state-funded schools in England. This means that hubs work with all schools, including academies and free schools, to meet local needs, at the same time as ensuring that all children experience high quality music education. The roles and responsibilities of schools and music education hubs are detailed in the national plan for music education, attached, which the department has committed to refreshing for 2020 and beyond.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/03/2019 14:53:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14088_the_importance_of_music.pdf title HL14088_the_importance_of_music
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

831137

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the increased teaching hours on maths and English in primary and secondary schools has led to a reduction in teaching hours for music education.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	125145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on number of hours taught in each subject is derived from the School Workforce Census. Information is collected from state funded secondary schools only. Information is not collected from primary schools. The attached table shows the percentage of hours spent teaching English, mathematics and music in state funded secondary schools for the years 2010 to 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to estimate whether increases in teaching hours in one area of the curriculum have directly caused reductions elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 31/01/2018 17:10:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 125145 attachment.docx title 125145 attachment
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel