Music A level denied to ever more students
This article in Arts Professional reveals that A student’s academic ability and the wealth of their parents are key indicators of the likelihood that they will get the chance to study arts subjects at A level in school.
Students living in areas of highest deprivation and those studying in low-attaining schools are significantly less likely than others to be given the opportunity to take A levels in arts subjects, new figures confirm. The dramatic disparities in A level provision between schools with different student profiles are laid bare in the latest data produced by Cambridge Assessments, the examinations arm of Cambridge University.
