Classical music can boost life skills — make it open to all

The Times

23 Sep 2024

Comment piece
by Charles Lewington

The recent State of the Arts report from the Campaign for the Arts and the University of Warwick showed that the UK is close to the bottom of the table for public investment in the arts compared with European neighbours. The number of arts teachers in English state-funded secondary schools fell from 55,000 to 40,000 between 2011 and 2024.