Question follow-through · 36833

Arts: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to enhance arts and culture in the national curriculum.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Apr 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to enhance arts and culture in the national curriculum.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The department has announced a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education. The National Centre will promote arts education, including signposting to careers guidance and opportunities for children and young people to pursue their artistic and creati...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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