This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition Make expressive arts more important in UK schools curriculum
At the moment, the expressive arts aren't considered very 'important' in schools. At my school, we have 4 hours of expressive arts out of 50 hours of lessons per fortnight. We need more expressive arts - it helps people who might not be academic to express themselves.
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The expressive arts can give so many young people opportunities. It's not like it's not important. So many people get a good well-payed career out of it. Think about actors, musicians, artists. Expressive arts need to be considered as important as maths, English and science.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We understand that you want to see more focus on the expressive arts in school but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
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