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Welsh Manifesto: Secure Music Education

The 2026 Welsh elections for Senedd Cymru will be taking place on 7th May 2026. In preparation for the election, we have…

2nd Mar 2026

What do Ofsted want from Music Assessment?

Key Strategies for Teachers and Schools. Two experienced music educators sat on the main stage at the Music Mark Annual Conference 2025…

27th Feb 2026

Safeguarding and Wellbeing in Music Education

The Musicians’ Union (MU) recently released its ‘Experience of Harm and Risk in Music Guide’, a vital resource for safeguarding and wellbeing…

26th Feb 2026

Celebrating 10 Years of the NYFE

Since 2016, 95 young musicians have joined the National Youth Folk Ensemble, the flagship youth initiative of the English Folk Dance and…

23rd Feb 2026

How the Arts Power a Healthier Wales

Assessing the Economic Impact of the Arts on Health and Healthcare Services in Wales provides the first national economic evidence of how participation…

20th Feb 2026

MPEG Announce Manifesto for Scotland

The Music Education Partnership Group (MPEG) has published the Music Manifesto for Scotland, a landmark document designed to shape the future of…

17th Feb 2026

Frederick Hyde New Distributor of Boomwhackers®

Frederick Hyde Music Distribution is excited to become the exclusive distributor of Boomwhackers® in the United Kingdom and Ireland, starting February 2026….

11th Feb 2026

National Centre for Music & Arts: Tender Update

On Friday 6th February, the Department for Education released an update on the upcoming tender process for the National Centre for Music…

9th Feb 2026

Leicestershire Celebrates Great Music Education

Hundreds of young people will perform at a special concert celebrating the life-changing power of music education, as funding for these programs…

9th Feb 2026

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