GCSE subjects such as drama, music and media are at risk of disappearing from state schools and being available only to children whose families who can afford to have them educated privately, a headteachers’ union has warned.
The decline in provisional entries for some creative arts subjects has been described as “worrying” by the Association of School and College Leaders.
Entries in drama fell 5.4% this year compared with last, music was down 3.6%, and media, film and TV studies dropped 3.3%, according to provisional figures from Ofqual.
Design and technology was down 5%.
