«Today's announcement to make it compulsory will exacerbate the already evident problems that far too many children and young people are being denied the opportunity to study a broad and balanced range of subjects,
particularly creative subjects such as music, art and drama.
Not exact matches
That said, these schools would likely focus
particularly heavily on Maths and Science —
subjects that enable children to be truly
creative in a range of important disciplines such as computing, medicine, engineering and design.
It's a
subject that develops essential skills and knowledge for all pupils, but
particularly for those who will go on to work in our
creative, engineering and manufacturing sectors.
Students —
particularly girls — need to be made aware that STEM
subjects are the gateway to exciting and
creative careers, which can make a difference to people's lives, but which can also offer plenty of prospects and high earning potential.
Seeing pupils make such progress through
creative arts is why she is vicious about the government's cuts,
particularly at mainstream schools, and the way league tables are constructed, which are pushing schools to reduce time for these
subjects.
Mr Harrison said use of the time varied by
subject, with some choosing to set past papers and others,
particularly more
creative subjects, offering individual practical work.