英国将彻底修改学校音乐课程, 结束英语学士学位的音乐要求, 目的是提高艺术教育的普及性和多样性。 UK to overhaul school music curriculum, ending English Baccalaureate’s music requirement, aiming to boost access and diversity in arts education.

Ed Sheeran欢迎英国政府提议对学校音乐课程进行大修, 认为这是扭转2010年以来音乐供应下降21%的趋势的一个早该采取的步骤。 Ed Sheeran has welcomed the UK government’s proposed overhaul of the school music curriculum, calling it a long-overdue step to reverse a 21% decline in music provision since 2010. 根据Becky Francis教授的审查,改革将废除英语学士学位的成绩衡量标准,使教授音乐流派多样化,并改善入学机会——特别是在处境不利的学校,在2024/25年,61%的学校没有GCSE音乐条目。 The reforms, based on a review by Professor Becky Francis, will scrap the English Baccalaureate’s performance measure, diversify taught music genres, and improve access—especially in disadvantaged schools where 61% had no GCSE music entries in 2024/25. 教育秘书Bridget Phillison强调,艺术教育应面向所有人,而不仅仅是少数人,更新后的课程将于2027年出版,2028年进行了修改,2029年对普通中学进行了第一次教学修订。 Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson emphasized that arts education should be accessible to all, not just a few, and the updated curriculum will be published in 2027, with changes implemented in 2028 and GCSEs revised for first teaching in 2029.