Schoolchildren should study the arts until age 16, says report | Education | The Guardian

Schoolchildren should study the arts until age 16, says report | Education | The Guardian:

The report suggested the English Baccalaureate should include one subject such as dance, drama, design or music. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian

Ministers should consider making pupils study the arts up to the age of 16 amid concerns that cultural education in England is still "patchy", a government-commissioned report has said.

It warns that there is concern about how much the coalition government values cultural education in schools, adding that this has been partly caused by the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).