Education: English Baccalaureate - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:36 pm on 3 July 2017.

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Photo of Lord Nash Lord Nash The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 2:36, 3 July 2017

I certainly agree with my noble friend’s comment about the amount of time our young people spend gazing at screens of one sort or another and the balance that subjects such as music, dance and drama can provide. Of course, all good schools do this, not necessarily aiming at exams—music and dance are compulsory in key stages 2 and 3, as is drama up to key stage 4. As I said, the chief inspector is very focused on this. I am sure that noble Lords will see the fruits of that work in due course.