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<p>There are no current plans to provide dance and drama as subject areas in their
own right. Dance and drama are compulsory within the National Curriculum as part of
the physical education (PE) and English programmes of study, respectively. My right
hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has made a commitment to make no
further significant changes to the curriculum or to qualifications, other than those
already announced, during the remainder of this Parliament.</p><p>Through the Primary
PE and sport premium, the Government has invested over £1 billion of ring fenced funding
to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. Schools can use this to provide
dance activities if they wish. The Government is also piloting Youth Performance Partnerships
pilots; new partnerships between arts organisations and schools to help children and
young people take part in drama performance.</p>
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