Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 62870

Art and Design: Education

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Ms Polly Billington

LabourEast Thanet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of art and design education on the school-readiness of children entering primary school.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The government’s Plan for Change sets out the department’s ambition for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn. We will measure progress through 75% of children at the end of reception reaching a good level of development in the ea...

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