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<p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people
have a broad and balanced curriculum, of which creative education is a key part. We
have a wide range of music and arts education programmes designed to improve access
to the arts for all children, regardless of their background or where they live, and
to maximise potential and unlock opportunity across the country. The Department for
Education will continue to invest around £115 million per annum in cultural education
over the next three years, through its music, arts, and heritage programmes.</p><p>The
recently published Creative Industries Sector Vision highlighted our Creative Careers
Promise, which will build on our educational arts offering to young people. As part
of this, and as committed to in the Schools White Paper, the Department for Culture,
Media and Sport and the Department for Education are working together to develop a
Cultural Education Plan. This plan aims to highlight the importance of high-quality
cultural education in schools, promote the social value of cultural and creative education,
outline and support career progression pathways, address skills gaps, and tackle disparities
in opportunity and outcome. It will also connect relevant organisations delivering
cultural learning opportunities and to support the cultural education workforce, including
freelancers.</p><p>This week, the Government announced 22 independent experts who
will sit on an advisory panel to support the development of the Cultural Education
Plan. This panel, chaired by the crossbench peer Baroness Bull, comprises teachers,
education leaders, and representatives from the performing arts, museums, heritage
and youth sectors, and the creative industries.</p><p>As part of their work, Baroness
Bull, members of the panel, and officials from both Departments are undertaking a
series of around 50 listening exercises, working with organisations including the
Confederation of School Trusts, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Youth
Agency, Creative UK, the Royal Society of Arts, and Arts Council England’s Youth Advisory
Board.</p><p>This is on top of existing Government initiatives to support the arts
in education, including £25 million for musical instruments as committed to alongside
the National Plan for Music Education, exploring opportunities for enrichment activities
as part of the Government’s wraparound childcare provision, improving creative apprenticeships,
and supporting the rollout of relevant T-Levels.</p><p>Additionally, we recognise
the rich cultural learning experiences that children and young people in England access
through the cultural sector, and we are pleased that 79% of organisations being funded
through Arts Council England’s 2023–26 national portfolio are delivering activities
directly to children and young people – a 20% increase from the last national portfolio.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p>
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