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<p>The Government is committed to high quality education for all pupils including
in the arts. Art & design and music are included in the National Curriculum and
remain compulsory in all maintained schools from the age of 5 to 14. Requirements
relating to drama are set out within the English curriculum, where all pupils should
be enabled to participate in and gain knowledge, skills and understanding associated
with the artistic practice of drama. Post-14, all pupils in maintained schools must
be offered the opportunity to study at least one subject in the arts. All state funded
schools must teach a broad and balanced curriculum, and this includes promoting the
cultural development of their pupils.</p><p>The Department has provided over £620
million of funding between 2016 and 2021 on a diverse range of music and arts education
programmes. This includes the Model Music Curriculum which supports teachers in delivering
high quality music education. We have committed £79 million in the 2021/22 financial
year for Music Education Hubs which provide pupils with instruments to play in class,
and £1 million for charities which teach pupils about different styles of music and
the Department continues to fund a diverse range of cultural education programmes.</p><p>Since
2010, the proportion of pupils in state funded schools taking at least one arts subject
has fluctuated across years but remained broadly stable.</p>
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