The biggest overhaul of the National Curriculum in more than a decade will put art and music back at the heart of secondary school education and teach “citizenship” to younger children, Sir Keir Starmer has promised.

Writing for The i Paper , the Prime Minister said that his own childhood studying music helped shape his character even though it was clear he did not have the skills to go professional.

And he vowed to extend the opportunity to participate in the arts to all children, in a shift away from the Conservatives’ emphasis on science and humanities subjects. New Feature

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The Government is unveiling a shake-up of the curriculum for children of all ages as Starmer pushes to prove he is continuing to implement his policy agen

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