Department for Education written question – answered at on 15 June 2026.
Saqib Bhatti
Shadow Minister (Education)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support student provision under the Music and Dance Settlement Grant.
Saqib Bhatti
Shadow Minister (Education)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what notice her Department plans to provide to Music and Dance Scheme Schools of funding decisions for the next academic year.
Saqib Bhatti
Shadow Minister (Education)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short notice funding decisions on Music and Dance Scheme schools’ ability to plan for future cohorts of students.
Georgia Gould
Minister of State (Education)
The department has already committed to a continuation of the Music and Dance Scheme.
The department has been considering multi-year funding for the scheme to support future planning by all the providers, including the eight private schools. Further announcements will be made shortly.
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