Written questions

Dance and Music: Education

Lords · Question HL166 · Tabled 19 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Aug 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Boateng

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the role of (1) music, and (2) dance, in the school curriculum.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 2 Aug 2024

Music and dance are both important parts of a rich and broad school curriculum, underpinned by the existing national curriculum programmes of study for music from age 5 to 14 and for physical education (PE) from age 5 to 16, which incorporates dance. The ...