There is a current argument that the arts are soft skills, not what universities are looking for. But they are vital for developing hugely important life-skills: team-work, empathy, communication, confidence – particularly drama. If you are going for an interview, no matter what industry, these are the skills that will put you above the rest.
There is a lot of pressure in schools to offer the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which prescribes English, maths, history or geography, the sciences and one language. My school, Southborough High (a boys’ school), does offer it, and we are very proud of our EBacc score: 42 per cent, which is more than double the 2013 national average for boys.
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