#SaveOurSubjects Campaign toolkit June 2023

Campaign toolkit:

#SaveOurSubjects

Links

Website: www.saveoursubjects.org

Shortened link: http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

Ofqual data:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional -entries-for-gcse-as-and-a-level-summer-2023-examseries/provisional-entries-for-gcse-as-and-a-levelsummer-2023-exam-series

Twitter handles and hashtags

Sample tweets

@ukEdge and @ISM_Music are working together to #SaveOurSubjects

This means protecting and valuing our arts and technology curricula

Learn more and support the campaign http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

@ukEdge, @ISM_Music and @parentkind found:

“Communication, problem-solving and critical thinking are the skills parents consider most important for schools to teach children.”

Learn more http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

#SaveOurSubjects

@ukEdge, @ISM_Music & @parentkind investigated parent’s views of the types of skills that are important to prepare young people for the world of work

See what they found http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

#SaveOurSubjects

Sample tweets

“80% of parents feel it is very important for their child’s school to provide access to a full arts and technology curriculum", however entries have dropped by up to 70% since 2010.

Learn more http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

#SaveOurSubjects

Since 2010, we ' ve seen music, drama, performing arts and design and technology GCSE entries fall by up to 70%.

Learn more and join the movement for change http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

#SaveOurSubjects

@ukEdge & @ISM_Music are working to #SaveOurSubjects by recognising the important skills taught through an arts and technology curriculum

Learn more and join the movement http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

Sample LinkedIn posts

The Edge Foundation and the Independent Society of Musicians have teamed up to launch the #SaveOurSubjects campaign which fights to protect the creative subjects and raise their status as valuable ways to build skills needed for the world of work.

http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

Ofqual recently released their provisional entries for GCSE summer 2023 exams. Since 2010, subjects like design and technology, drama, music and other creative subjects have dropped in entries by up to 70%.

Learn more and join the movement to #SaveOurSubjects http://bit.ly/3B9jomL

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Last year, the Edge foundation teamed up with the Independent Society of Musicians and Parentkind to survey parents on what skills they thought were important to teach young people to prepare them for the world of work. The results are now in, and Edge and ISM have launched a new campaign:

#SaveOurSubjects to fight to protect the valuable arts and technology curriculum

You can read more about the campaign, the results of the survey and how you can get involved HERE.

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