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448987

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the lack of creative subjects in the Ebac on the creative sector of the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	24899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government’s aim is to have at least 90% of pupils taking GCSEs from the English Baccalaureate subjects of English, maths, science, humanities and languages.</p><p>These subjects are part of a broad and balanced curriculum. The EBacc has been designed to be limited in its size in order to provide a rigorous academic core whilst leaving space in the curriculum for pupils to study other subjects of their choice, including creative subjects. A good foundation in the EBacc subjects will help students keep their options open for work and further study.</p><p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate[1]. The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the government response will be published in the spring.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 24900 question first answered 03/02/2016 16:29:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

448991

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the introduction of the Ebac on the take-up of creative subjects by pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	24900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government’s aim is to have at least 90% of pupils taking GCSEs from the English Baccalaureate subjects of English, maths, science, humanities and languages.</p><p>These subjects are part of a broad and balanced curriculum. The EBacc has been designed to be limited in its size in order to provide a rigorous academic core whilst leaving space in the curriculum for pupils to study other subjects of their choice, including creative subjects. A good foundation in the EBacc subjects will help students keep their options open for work and further study.</p><p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate[1]. The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the government response will be published in the spring.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 24899 question first answered 03/02/2016 16:29:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1122096

	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: English Baccalaureate
	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 of the English Baccalaureate on access to creative subjects.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	245789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It is limited in size in order to allow pupils to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects. The proportion of pupils taking at least one Arts GCSE has fluctuated but remained broadly stable since the EBacc was introduced in 2010</p><p> </p><p>Arts subjects are not limited to the classroom, and 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[1]. The government is providing almost £500 million of funding between 2016-20 for arts and cultural education programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] The arts cover music activities, theatre/drama, reading/writing, arts crafts and design, film, video, media, and radio activities, dance activities, street arts, circus, carnival, and festival activities.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/04/2019 16:05:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

448279

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that creative subjects are included in the new Ebac; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	24570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>This Government’s aim is to have at least 90% of pupils taking GCSEs from the English Baccalaureate subjects of English, maths, science, humanities and languages.</p><p>These subjects are part of a broad and balanced curriculum. There is space in the wider school curriculum to teach other subjects alongside these subjects.</p><p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate[1]. The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the government will publish its response in the spring.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/02/2016 09:12:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

450723

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2016 to Question 24570, if she will make it her policy that creative subjects must be included in the new EBacc.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	25933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my response to PQ 24570, submitted to Parliament on Thursday 4 February 2016, in which I explained that EBacc subjects are part of a broad and balanced curriculum and that there is space in the wider school curriculum to teach other subjects alongside the EBacc subjects.</p><p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate. The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the government response will be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/02/2016 17:48:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

867130

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	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 of the English Baccalaureate on access to creative subjects.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	133248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Music and the arts are compulsory in maintained schools until the end of Key Stage 3 (age 14). The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) has been designed to be limited in its size in order to provide a rigorous academic core whilst leaving space in the Key Stage 4 curriculum for the study of other subjects. In July 2017, the department published an analysis of the trends in arts uptake in state-funded mainstream schools where EBacc entry has seen an increase since 2010/11. This analysis shows that there is little correlation between the change in EBacc entry and the change in arts uptake, though what correlation exists suggests that schools where EBacc entry has increased tend to have also seen an increase in their arts uptake. The proportion of pupils in state funded schools taking at least one arts subject has remained broadly stable since 2010. The analysis is available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trends-in-arts-subjects-in-schools-with-increased-ebacc-entry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trends-in-arts-subjects-in-schools-with-increased-ebacc-entry</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2018 16:22:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1605138

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the provision of creative subjects in EBacc qualifications.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	168070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is clear that all pupils should be taught a broad and balanced curriculum. The best schools combine creative subjects with core subjects, and the Department is committed to ensuring that all pupils engage with both. There are no plans to add any additional subjects to those included in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure. The EBacc was designed to be limited in size to allow pupils time to study other areas such as creative subjects.</p><p>The Department believes in a high-quality education for all pupils, and integral to this is cultural education, which includes drama, dance, music and art. All state funded schools are required to teach a broad and balanced curriculum, and this includes promoting pupils' cultural development.</p><p>The Department will continue to spend around £115 million per annum in cultural education over three years, through its music, arts and heritage programmes. With the real terms per pupil increases to core school funding and the nearly £5 billion that has been announced for education recovery, schools will continue to have the flexibility to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum and enrichment activities, including in arts and creative subjects.</p><p>The Department will also be publishing a Cultural Education Plan in 2023, working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports and Arts Council England. The Chair of the Expert Advisory Panel was announced in 2022, and other panel members will be announced in due course. The Plan will focus on how the Government can support participation and progression in a wide range of arts subjects and activities, particularly for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and in underrepresented groups. It will also support young people who wish to pursue careers in the creative, cultural, and heritage industries.</p><p>Schools and colleges make decisions themselves regarding which A levels they provide based on a range of factors, and this includes responding to pupil demand.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 168071 168072 question first answered 27/03/2023 15:59:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1121800

	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: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the English Baccalaureate on the take-up of creative arts disciplines.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	245581
	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 245582 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

518994

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact assessment was conducted to identify the consequences of not including arts in the English Baccalaureate.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	37357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is that at least 90% of pupils in mainstream secondary schools will enter GCSEs in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects of English, maths, science, history or geography, and a language.</p><p>The EBacc has been designed to be limited in size to provide a rigorous academic core whilst leaving space in the curriculum for other subjects. On average, pupils in state-funded schools enter nine GCSEs and equivalent qualifications, rising to more than ten for more able pupils.[1] For many pupils, taking the EBacc will mean taking seven GCSEs; and for those taking triple science, it will mean taking eight. This means that there will continue to be room to study other subjects, including arts subjects. A good foundation in the EBacc subjects helps to keep options open for work and further study.</p><p>Since the EBacc was first introduced the proportion of pupils in state-funded schools taking at least one GCSE in an arts subject has increased, rising from 46 per cent in 2011 to 50 per cent in 2015.</p><p>On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate.[2] The consultation closed on 29 January 2016 and the government’s response will be published in due course.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=phase&amp;geographic=all&amp;region=0&amp;phase=secondary&amp;for=Key%20stage%204%20performance&amp;basedon=Exam%20entries&amp;show=All%20pupils&amp;&amp;schoolTypeFilter=allSchools" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=phase&amp;geographic=all&amp;region=0&amp;phase=secondary&amp;for=Key%20stage%204%20performance&amp;basedon=Exam%20entries&amp;show=All%20pupils&amp;&amp;schoolTypeFilter=allSchools </a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/05/2016 12:27:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire