Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote arts subjects in schools.
The Government believes that every child should experience a high quality arts education throughout their time at school. All schools, including academies and free schools, must provide a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school.
The National Curriculum, which includes music, art and design, drama, and dance, is compulsory for maintained schools. Academies and free schools are not required to teach the National Curriculum, but can use it as a benchmark.
Last month, we announced a multimillion pound investment in music and cultural education. This includes: