SAVE OUR SUBJECTS
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A campaign for broadening the curriculum
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GENERAL ELECTION UPDATE
A General Election will be held on 4 July. The #SaveOurSubjects campaign will scrutinise the major parties' manifestos for commitments to our campaign asks, including reform of Progress 8 and the EBacc.
Candidates in the election will be canvassing for your vote. You can help make a difference by telling your local candidates that arts education is an important issue for you and asking if they will support reform of accountability measures if elected. Please see the template letter on the Get Involved page if you need inspiration. You can find out your candidates here.
If you do speak to a candidate, we'd love to know what they say about accountability measures and arts education. You can let us know by filling in our Contact Form or emailing [email protected].
Candidates in the election will be canvassing for your vote. You can help make a difference by telling your local candidates that arts education is an important issue for you and asking if they will support reform of accountability measures if elected. Please see the template letter on the Get Involved page if you need inspiration. You can find out your candidates here.
If you do speak to a candidate, we'd love to know what they say about accountability measures and arts education. You can let us know by filling in our Contact Form or emailing [email protected].
Arts and technology subjects are in serious decline in English secondary schools.
School accountability measures have devalued arts and technology subjects in our secondary schools - the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) excludes all arts subjects and Progress 8 heavily weights league tables towards EBacc subjects. Arts and technology subjects are disappearing at a frightening rate, with a 40% fall in GCSE arts entries since 2010, and specialist teachers are in decline too. For a truly broad and balanced curriculum that supports the talent pipeline and teaches young people skills for the 21st-century workplace, we must #SaveOurSubjects.
Government must:
We urge you to join us in the campaign to help #SaveOurSubjects.
UPDATE: MARCH 2024
Labour's recent pledge to reform Progress 8 to include a creative or vocational subject is a major step forward for our campaign. It shows that politicians are listening to our message about the importance of arts and technology subjects in schools.
School accountability measures have devalued arts and technology subjects in our secondary schools - the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) excludes all arts subjects and Progress 8 heavily weights league tables towards EBacc subjects. Arts and technology subjects are disappearing at a frightening rate, with a 40% fall in GCSE arts entries since 2010, and specialist teachers are in decline too. For a truly broad and balanced curriculum that supports the talent pipeline and teaches young people skills for the 21st-century workplace, we must #SaveOurSubjects.
Government must:
- Review the impact of accountability measures (the EBacc and Progress 8) on arts and technology subjects
- Reform the Progress 8 accountability measure, giving pupils more freedom of choice at GCSE
- Commit to the Arts Premium which was promised in the Conservatives’ 2019 general election manifesto
We urge you to join us in the campaign to help #SaveOurSubjects.
UPDATE: MARCH 2024
Labour's recent pledge to reform Progress 8 to include a creative or vocational subject is a major step forward for our campaign. It shows that politicians are listening to our message about the importance of arts and technology subjects in schools.
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