Fine Arts and Performing Arts (Engagement of Children and Young People)

Part of Portfolio Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 5 June 2024.

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Photo of Brian Whittle Brian Whittle Conservative

Many of us first engage with the arts, such as music, drama and art, in the school curriculum. We know that access to arts in school has been consistently eroded by the Scottish Government. Does the cabinet secretary still believe that a broad education should include the arts? What damage is the lack of access to the arts in the education system doing to the future of performing arts such as music and drama?