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‘Creativity and the arts are so powerful to young hearts and minds and can be their salvation ... They are inclusive, can communicate in a universal language, and can change lives for the better.’
Wendy Rawlinson, Headteacher, Queen Victoria School, Dudley, Platinum Artsmark School

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NATIONAL TRUST: HOW MANY HAVE YOU DONE?

SOMEWHERE TO START: DfE PRIMARY ACTIVITY PASSPORT!

IMPORTANT STUFF: ‘The arts has to be at the heart of the curriculum'!

Ed Vaizey MP, a previous Minister for Arts who continues to be a strong advocate for arts education, spoke on 17 July about the importance of arts education for ‘our creative industries and the wellbeing and life chances of young people’ saying: ‘The arts has to be at the heart of the curriculum'.

WORRYING STUFF: ARTS GCSE ENTRIES FALL AGAIN IN 2019!

This year's GCSE results show that between 2010 to 2019 in England there has been a decline of 38% in the number of arts GCSE entries, from 673,739 in 2010 to 419,664 in 2019. The arts matter because we know that the skills needed to thrive and succeed at school, at work and in life in general are the skills of the arts!!

MORE WORRYING STUFF: Continuing decline in the hours of arts teaching and number of arts teachers in England’s secondary schools!

What is going on? DfE figures published in June 2019 show that between 2010 and 2018 the number of hours the arts were taught in England’s secondary schools fell by 23% and the number of arts teachers fell by 22%. The arts matter because we know that the skills needed to thrive and succeed at school, at work and in life in general are the skills of the arts!!

SAMARITANS SING ALONG!