Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 73150

Arts: Curriculum

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Amanda Martin

LabourPortsmouth North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) requiring secondary schools to provide at least one hour per week of (i) music, (ii) drama and (iii) art teaching and (b) abolishing arts carousel t

Answer

Georgia Gould
Art and design, music and drama within English are important parts of the national curriculum, and the government trusts schools to determine how best to teach all arts subjects, including teaching time.Schools are expected to fund the teaching of arts su...

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