The UK’s creative industries are being choked off by bureaucracy
by Phillip Inman from on (#3X25Y)
Fewer children will collect GCSEs in arts subjects this week, as education reforms stifle a sector also hit by petty regulations
This week thousands of young people will learn how they performed in their GCSEs. One thing we already know is that the number of GCSE music entries is down over the last five years by 8%.
Worse, performing and expressive arts entries have slumped by 26% over the period, while the number sitting exams in media, film and TV studies has dropped by 22% and drama entries are down 14%.
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