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14 April 2026

Tag: art and design

GCSE results 2021: Art and design

Here are the trends in the latest art and design GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by art and design subject students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 7 per cent, compared to 6.5 per cent in 2020 and 4.7 per cent in […]

EBacc ‘increases arts subject entries’ but teacher numbers fall

The EBacc has prompted a rise in pupils taking at least one arts subject at GCSE – but the number of teachers and contact hours dedicated to those subjects have fallen, because schools have “misunderstood” the EBacc, according to a new report. Concerns from cultural organisations that the five EBacc subjects – English, maths, science, a language […]

EBacc and primary testing pushing arts out of the curriculum

New findings from The National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) Survey Report 2015-16 published this week indicate that art, craft and design education in England has been significantly side-lined. The results from more than 1,100 NSEAD respondents are dismal, indicating a systemic marginalisation of the visual arts across all education sectors since […]