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<p>The department does not produce future trends of the number of students taking
specific qualifications, or future trends in the number of schools or colleges offering
specific qualifications.</p><p>The requirement on all state-funded schools to teach
a broad and balanced curriculum encompasses the arts. Alongside drama as part of the
English curriculum and dance as part of the physical education curriculum, music and
art and design, remain important pillars of the knowledge-rich national curriculum.
This is also reflected in the reformed GCSEs and A levels in art and design, dance,
drama, music, film studies and media studies which were introduced for first teaching
from 2015 for A levels and from 2016 for GCSEs. The government also introduced parallel
reforms to Technical Awards at level 2 to ensure these were high-quality and fit-for-purpose.</p><p>Examining
recent trends over the past five years, between 2019 and 2023, around half of pupils
at Key Stage 4 have taken at least one approved arts qualification, which includes
GCSEs set out above and Technical Awards.</p><p>The department has committed over
£714 million of funding between 2016 and 2022 in a diverse portfolio of music and
arts education programmes to ensure all children, whatever their background, have
access to a high quality education in music and arts. Over and above school core funding,
the department will continue to invest around £115 million per year in cultural education
up to 2025.</p>
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