The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school | Editorial

The number of students taking creative subjects at A-level and GCSE is at a record low. The arts must not become the preserve of the most privilegedHow many of the young people who attended Reading and Leeds festival or a Prom this summer will be picking up a guitar or clarinet when they return to school? New figures suggest not many. The number of students taking A-level music is at a record low: under 5,000, a drop of nearly half from 15 years ago. “We are facing the worst-case scenario prospe...

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