20 August 2020 Arts GCSE entries stable but not recovering after years of falling numbers, while A Level entries continue to decline 2020 is an extraordinary year; the exam series was cancelled in March and a U-turn on how grades have been awarded took place four days after A Level grades were announced, and three days before GCSE grades were announced. However, the data from 2020 still enables us to monitor results in terms of arts entries. -37% decline in arts GCSE entries 2010 to 2020 +1% increase in arts GCSE entries 2019 to 2020, +3.1% increase in GCSE Cohort number -30% decline in arts A Level entries 2010 to 2020, -2% decline 2019-2020
05 August 2020 The Wellbeing Trap: on arts, culture and education after Covid-19 As part of our series of blogs this summer on the pressing questions facing arts education, CLA Advisory Panel member Greg Klerkx, co-founder of arts company Nimble Fish writes about the arts and wellbeing.