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EBacc impact: arts teacher numbers in England plummet by almost a quarter
9,000 secondary school arts teachers have left their jobs in England since 2011. Arts Professional’s Jonathan Knott reports.
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Mat Collishaw, Paula Rego and Rose Wylie nominated for South Bank Sky Arts Awards; Collapse in GCSE arts subjects continues
In Brief: News briefing featuring national and international stories including: Tom Holley appointed as new chief executive officer of studio provider ACAVA; two US museums face sanctions for selling artworks to fund operating budgets and expansions; the collapse in GCSE arts subjects gathers pace.
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Artists including John Akomfrah, Tracey Emin and Jeremy Deller condemn exclusion of arts subjects from English baccalaureate
More than 100 artists, including 15 Turner Prize winners, have called on the government to scrap the EBacc which critics claim is sidelining arts subjects in English secondary schools.
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a-n Research: a focus on education
a-n Research editor Dany Louise highlights content that focuses on education in schools and universities in our growing, free-to-view index of visual arts cultural policy and strategy documents.
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Social engineering through education: why the EBacc will divide society
Over 100,000 children a year will lose the chance to study the arts when the EBacc becomes compulsory in schools in England and the least privileged will lose out most. Is this a conspiracy or a cock-up, asks ArtsProfessional’s Liz Hill.
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‘Devastating’ decline of arts in schools surges on
Entries for GCSE arts subjects are down 9% on 2016, while entries for EBacc subjects are up 9% in the same period. Arts Professional’s Christy Romer reports.
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The Two Cultures: Do schools have to choose between the Ebacc and the Arts?
Suggests that the introduction of the Ebacc has no impact on pupils take-up of arts GCSEs. With foreword by Nick Gibb MP and Matt Hancock MP.
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Schools Minister accused of using stats ‘selectively’ in EBacc debate
A dispute over the number of pupils taking arts subjects at GCSE was at the heart of a House of Commons debate, with the Department for Education using figures which include students studying arts AS Levels in sixth forms. Arts Professional’s Christy Romer and Frances Richens report.
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Arts in schools plummets, new government figures show
The decline in the take-up of arts subjects at GCSE has increased five-fold over the past year, coinciding with a dramatic rise in young people studying EBacc subjects. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.
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Protesters trigger EBacc debate in Parliament
Reaching the milestone of 100,000 signatures means a petition calling for arts subjects to be included in the EBacc will now be considered for a Commons debate.
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EBacc and the arts: “We are increasingly having to justify our existence on the curriculum”
The government’s plans for the English Baccalaureate, or EBacc, remains an ominous presence for art departments across England, with many describing it as hugely detrimental to the teaching of creative subjects in schools. With a Department for Education consultation on its implementation looming, Lydia Ashman talks about its impact to campaigners and those on the frontline of art education.
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Look at the future with no arts subjects in school, what do you see?
What would happen if schools stopped teaching creative subjects to provide accountability for their progress, rather than making provision for a rounded education with creativity at its heart? New school accountability measures look to exclude creative subjects from the English […]
