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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Labour accuses UK government of ‘stifling children’s creativity’

Students working in their school art classroom, England. Labour has criticised low morale among teachers and a drop in arts provision.
Students working in their school art classroom, England. Labour has criticised low morale among teachers and a drop in arts provision. Photograph: parkerphotography/Alamy

Labour has accused the government of “stifling children’s creativity and damaging the talent pipeline” for Britain’s creative industries by failing to provide proper arts and culture education.

The party said the arts were being squeezed out of schools as a result of tightened budgets, teacher shortages and the decreasing importance of arts and culture subjects through school accountability measures such as English baccalaureate entries.

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