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#SaveOurSubjects campaign delivers open letter to DfE

The letter hand-in comes as the Labour Party announces it would reform Progress 8 if elected to ensure students can ‘enjoy music, sport, art, drama, and develop the knowledge and skills they need to thrive throughout life’.
#SaveOurSubjects handing the signed open letter to a DfE representative
#SaveOurSubjects handing the signed open letter to a DfE representative - Courtesy ISM, @ISM_music via Twitter

Today the #SaveOurSubjects campaign handed in a letter to the Department for Education (DfE) and Gillian Keegan, the education secretary. The campaign calls on the government to review and reform school accountability measures including Progress 8. 

The movement was launched in February by independent education charity Edge Foundation and non-union representative body for musicians the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM).

The open letter, which has gained 1,100 signatures from those who work in the creative industries, parents, teachers and more, has asked the DfE for three things:

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