The Music Education Council is asking for more information from teachers about the impact of the EBacc on the provision and prioritisation of arts and cultural subjects in schools. If you work in a secondary school or college, or teach at KS3, 4 or 5, please take 10 minutes to fill in the short survey on the Impact of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) by 9th January. Many people are extremely concerned that the EBacc performance measure for schools does not include arts subjects. There is already a decline in the number of young people studying the arts from age 14 and recent research published by the Department for Education showed that as a direct result of the EBacc schools are cutting drama, art, design and technology courses.
This survey will help provide more information about what is happening on the ground. The MEC will be collaborating with partner organisations who are also undertaking research to align and incorporate all the findings.
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CLAebacc
Posted: Mon 24th December 2012