STEM Subjects Surge as Arts Decline in UK Schools

New exam entry figures reveal a significant shift in student preferences towards computing, maths, and sciences over creative and social sciences.

Computing A-level entries have increased by 11.8% and GCSE entries by 6.2% since last year.
Drama and performing arts have seen a decline, with A-level entries dropping by 5.8% and GCSE entries by 3.1%.
Modern foreign languages are experiencing a resurgence, with notable increases in A-level entries for French, Spanish, and German.
Education unions criticize the government's focus on performance metrics like the EBacc for narrowing the curriculum.
Overall exam entries are up, but the distribution shows a clear preference for STEM subjects over the arts.