Fear for arts education as EBacc set to become compulsory
A consultation is inviting views on the roll-out of the English Baccalaureate as the default for all GCSE pupils.
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Drama and music traded for history and geography at GCSE
The number of young people taking drama and music at GCSE has fallen over the past five years. According to the latest statistics…
Nicky Morgan defends her attitude to arts education
Despite upholding the Government’s decision to exclude the arts from the compulsory EBacc, the Education Secretary has said…
Heading towards the EBacc
Arts professionals may be unanimous about the value of the arts in the curriculum, but what do schools think? Christy Romer spoke…
Guilty secrets
As the Government prepares to make the English Baccalaureate compulsory in the GCSE curriculum – with arts subjects victims…
Schools Minister makes “no apology” for sidelining the arts
Nick Gibb has confirmed that the English Baccalaureate’s core subjects will be compulsory at GCSE, but arts subjects, Espera…
Seeing sense
Henry Vann looks back over a busy year since the Government announced its plan to create English Baccalaureate Certificates.
Lords leap into action on arts in the EBacc
Government shows no signs of changing its view of the arts as an add-on to Secondary education.
