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1081635

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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: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that a broad and balanced curriculum which includes music at Key Stage 3 is delivered across all schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL14168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>All state-funded schools are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum. Ofsted is currently undertaking a consultation on its proposed new education inspection framework. The consultation runs until 5 April. Under its proposals, inspectors will assess the extent to which schools are providing a broad and balanced curriculum for their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the All-Party Parliamentary Group's report. The number of secondary aged children in state-funded schools has decreased over time so it is not surprising that the overall number of children taking GCSE music has reduced. Since 2010, the proportion of pupils taking GCSE music has fluctuated but remained broadly stable, ranging between 6% and 7%.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14169 question first answered 18/03/2019 11:44:37 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1081636

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: GCSE
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 report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Music Education Music Education: State of the Nation, published on 4 February, that found that there has been a fall in the proportion of GCSE entries in Music of 16.66 per cent since 2014–15; and what plans they have to address that fall.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL14169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>All state-funded schools are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum. Ofsted is currently undertaking a consultation on its proposed new education inspection framework. The consultation runs until 5 April. Under its proposals, inspectors will assess the extent to which schools are providing a broad and balanced curriculum for their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the All-Party Parliamentary Group's report. The number of secondary aged children in state-funded schools has decreased over time so it is not surprising that the overall number of children taking GCSE music has reduced. Since 2010, the proportion of pupils taking GCSE music has fluctuated but remained broadly stable, ranging between 6% and 7%.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14168 question first answered 18/03/2019 11:44:37 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1081661

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	Languages: 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 foreign language teaching as part of the school curriculum and also to promote the lifelong learning of foreign languages in order to improve the UK’s skill base.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL14194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure, which includes languages, has seen the proportion of GCSE entries from pupils in state-funded schools in a modern foreign language (MFL) increase from 40% in 2010 to 46% in 2018. The reformed national curriculum now makes it compulsory for pupils in maintained schools to be taught a foreign language in key stage 2.</p><p>The £4.8 million MFL Pedagogy Pilot commenced in December 2018. It is managed by the newly appointed MFL Centre for Excellence and is run through 9 school led hubs, to improve uptake and attainment in languages at key stages 3 and 4. The department has also launched a pilot project in MFL undergraduate mentoring for secondary school pupils to drive up participation in the subject, specifically targeting areas of high disadvantage to extend access to languages for all pupils.</p><p>Recruiting MFL teachers is a priority for the government. The government offers generous financial incentives for languages teaching, including scholarships in MFL worth £28,000, and tax-free bursaries, typically worth up to £26,000. The government is also working in partnership with Spain’s Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to deliver Spain’s Visiting Teachers Programme to provide schools with access to a pool of qualified teachers from Spain who are able to teach MFL. In addition to this, the department has a Teacher Subject Specialism Training programme which aims to improve the subject knowledge of non-specialist teachers and returning teachers in MFL.</p><p>The department is also continuing to promote the value of language qualifications to students who are choosing their GCSEs. The department recently published and promoted a guidance leaflet for parents, attached, which explains why studying a language, as part of the EBacc, broadens opportunities in both education and employment. In February, the department drew attention to the benefits of studying a language among 13 to 14 year olds through a social media campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 19/03/2019 17:43:21 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL14194_DfE_EBacc_Leaflet.pdf title HL14194_DfE_EBacc_Leaflet
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

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