The History of Art

Loved History of Art at art school , and I took it as part of a degree later. It is such a rich subject and touches many aspects of life. It will be a crying shame if it is side-lined.
Some decisions are so short sighted

The Arts in general are currently very undervalued in the educational world which I feel is a shame. It's all about IT and technology these days. I also doubt whether there are sufficient qualified and passionate teachers in the state sector to teach the subjects anyway.
I guess it's the value added extras you get when you pay for a private education, and no doubt specialist teachers are more attracted to private schools for the working conditions and wealth of resources.

I've done some Art History in my time and love the subject. Philistines!

Certainly sounds like it, Yorkshiregel. It's all part of the governmental focus only on subjects that will contribute to working life. Of course, we could, and should, argue that anything that expands our knowledge and understanding will be helpful in our working lives. I also studied history of art degree level and found it a difficult subject which I did not particularly enjoy. However, I stand by the theory that all education, whatever it is, is beneficial to our development as human beings.