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Arts teacher numbers plummet by almost a quarter

9,000 secondary school arts teachers have left their jobs in England since 2011.

Jonathan Knott
3 min read

The number of arts subject teachers working in secondary schools in England has plummeted by 9,000 since 2011 – a fall of almost a quarter (22%).
There were 41,300 teachers of arts subjects for ...

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