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Discover inspiring music education training and events around the UK.

Make Your Mark Notes on Music Education
Make Your Mark Notes on Music Education

Music Mark Members are encouraged to take advantage of our year-round offer of professional development opportunities including peer groups and our mentoring and coaching programme.

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I.D.E.A.L Network

  • Rolling subscription, ongoing
  • Online

Join SLS 360’s fantastic network for problem solving, knowledge sharing, masterclasses and more. Music Mark members can access the network at a generously subsidised rate.

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Tea and Chat | Summer meet-up sessions

  • 4th August & 21st August
  • Various Times
  • Online (Zoom)

An opportunity for members to join us over the summer holidays to catch up with colleagues throughout the nation.

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The Music Mark of Recognition Explained

  • 15th or 25th September
  • Online (Zoom)

Learn more about the Music Mark of Recognition and our redeveloped offer for schools.

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High Impact Senior Leadership

  • 23 September 2025 - 26th March 2026
  • 9am - 12pm
  • Online (Zoom)

High Impact Senior Leadership is a virtual leadership development programme specifically designed for Heads of Service and Senior Leaders within Music Services, Music Hubs and Schools, led by Andy Hind.

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Open Up Music demonstrate why the Clarion has been such a gamechanger for schools and offer practical examples of how it can transform your inclusive practice.

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An Introduction to Social Media and Content Creation

  • 30th September 2025
  • 9.30am - 11am
  • Online (Zoom)

Members of the Music Mark comms team talk you through the fundamentals of social media, with tips on everything from creating content to the best platforms and best practice.

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Stepping Up To Leadership

  • 6 sessions between October 2025 and June 2026
  • 3.45pm-5.15pm
  • Zoom (Online)

Following on from the High Impact Senior Leadership course, Enhancing Learning have partnered with Music Mark to provide a virtual leadership development programme for Middle Leaders and
Aspiring Leaders within Music Services, Music Hubs and Schools.

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An interactive session to empower facilitators to proactively design and deliver accessible events.

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Leading Difficult Professional Conversations

  • 14th October 2025
  • 1pm - 3pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join Andy Hind for a two-hour workshop on facilitating difficult professional conversations.

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Music Licensing in Education | Q&A

  • 16th October
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join experts from PMLL, PRS and CCLI as they answer your questions on licensing for recorded, written and performed music.

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Ofsted Update on Music in Schools

  • 21st October 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Christopher Stevens, HMI National Lead for Music at Ofsted, returns to speak with Music Mark and update us on Music in Schools.

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Music Mark Annual Conference 2025

  • 17th and 18th November 2025
  • East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

Join us in Nottingham for our Annual Conference to learn, network, and be inspired.

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FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health

  • 25th November 2025
  • 9am - 1pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark have teamed up with Soundcastle once again, this time to deliver a Level 1 qualification in Mental Health First Aid.

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Carbon Literacy Training

  • 27 November & 4th December
  • 9.30am - 12:30pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join us for this 2-part Carbon Literacy Certified training course to help you build understanding and develop clear and personalised next steps for your organisation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Leadership Collective have created a bespoke leadership programme to enable your senior leadership team to find the best ways of working together, and to create empowered, inclusive and thriving work cultures.

 

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Music Mark Members are encouraged to take advantage of our year-round offer of professional development opportunities including peer groups and our mentoring and coaching programme.

Find out more

I.D.E.A.L Network

  • Rolling subscription, ongoing
  • Online

Join SLS 360’s fantastic network for problem solving, knowledge sharing, masterclasses and more. Music Mark members can access the network at a generously subsidised rate.

Find out more

This unmissable webinar is for composers, producers, songwriters and educators who want to stay informed, stay protected, and stay creative in the age of AI-generated music.

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Music Tuition to Educational Settings Through the Hull Music Service

  • 17th July 2025
  • 10:00 - 11:30
  • Microsoft Teams or Albermarle Music Centre, Hull

Hull City Council is carrying out a procurement exercise to secure additional capacity for Hull Music Service. The event will provide information on the procurement exercise and commissioning plans for the service.

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How can music, on all levels, play a significant role and take meaningful action in response to the climate emergency?

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Tea and Chat | Summer meet-up sessions

  • 4th August & 21st August
  • Various Times
  • Online (Zoom)

An opportunity for members to join us over the summer holidays to catch up with colleagues throughout the nation.

Find out more

Maximising the Impact of Classroom Helpers

  • 9th September 2025
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Online (Zoom)

Are you making the most of your classroom help in your music lessons? Teaching assistants and additional adults (who may be teachers or performers) can have an amazing impact on learning when deployed and communicated with effectively.

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Ripple Early Year Arts Symposium

  • Saturday 13 September
  • 09:00 - 19:30
  • St George's Theatre, King Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2PG

Join us for an interdisciplinary gathering for extravagant ideas about art and people under three.

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The Music Mark of Recognition Explained

  • 15th or 25th September
  • Online (Zoom)

Learn more about the Music Mark of Recognition and our redeveloped offer for schools.

Find out more

High Impact Senior Leadership

  • 23 September 2025 - 26th March 2026
  • 9am - 12pm
  • Online (Zoom)

High Impact Senior Leadership is a virtual leadership development programme specifically designed for Heads of Service and Senior Leaders within Music Services, Music Hubs and Schools, led by Andy Hind.

Find out more

Get To Know Sparkyard! A Sparkyard Tour

  • 23rd September 2025
  • 16:00 - 17:00
  • Online (Zoom)

This tour is perfect if you are new to Sparkyard or a current user who wants to learn some useful tips and tricks. This session will help every user to get the most out of Sparkyard.

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Open Up Music demonstrate why the Clarion has been such a gamechanger for schools and offer practical examples of how it can transform your inclusive practice.

Find out more

An Introduction to Social Media and Content Creation

  • 30th September 2025
  • 9.30am - 11am
  • Online (Zoom)

Members of the Music Mark comms team talk you through the fundamentals of social media, with tips on everything from creating content to the best platforms and best practice.

Find out more

Sparkyard Music Curriculum: A whistle-stop tour

  • 7th October 2025
  • 16:00 - 17:00
  • Online (Zoom)

This session shows the comprehensive, fun and flexible lessons we have to offer, which enable teachers to create an exciting sequence of learning to suit the needs of their classes. Whether you are a music specialist or not, this session will help you get the very best out of the Sparkyard Music Curriculum.

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An interactive session to empower facilitators to proactively design and deliver accessible events.

Find out more

Stepping Up To Leadership

  • 6 sessions between October 2025 and June 2026
  • 3.45pm-5.15pm
  • Zoom (Online)

Following on from the High Impact Senior Leadership course, Enhancing Learning have partnered with Music Mark to provide a virtual leadership development programme for Middle Leaders and
Aspiring Leaders within Music Services, Music Hubs and Schools.

Find out more

Leading Difficult Professional Conversations

  • 14th October 2025
  • 1pm - 3pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join Andy Hind for a two-hour workshop on facilitating difficult professional conversations.

Find out more

Music Licensing in Education | Q&A

  • 16th October
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join experts from PMLL, PRS and CCLI as they answer your questions on licensing for recorded, written and performed music.

Find out more

Hampshire Music Education Hub Conference

  • 16th October 2025
  • 08:45 - 16:00
  • Botley Park Hotel, Winchester Road, Boorley Green, Southampton, SO32 2UA

Join us for an inspiring day dedicated to the power of music education in Hampshire. The Hampshire Music Education Hub Conference is a fantastic event for music teachers, musicians, and enthusiasts alike.

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Sparkyard in the Classroom

  • 16th October 2025
  • 16:00 - 17:00
  • Online (Zoom)

This workshop will run through how you can use Sparkyard as a powerful tool for behaviour management, build classroom routines and create a positive classroom environment.

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Ofsted Update on Music in Schools

  • 21st October 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Christopher Stevens, HMI National Lead for Music at Ofsted, returns to speak with Music Mark and update us on Music in Schools.

Find out more

Conducting Course for Music Educators

  • 27th - 28th October 2025, 18th January 2026 and 2nd May 2026
  • 10:00 - 17:00

Led by Royal Northern College of Music Professors, this course is a fantastic way to sample the world class conducting programmes which the Royal Northern College of Music is renowned for. A feature of the courses is the absolute focus on the practical experience of conducting real live musicians.

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Figurenotes: Developing Your Practice

  • 5th, 12th, and 19th November 2025
  • 09:30 - 11:30
  • Online (Zoom)

Learn the tools to create a truly accessible music practice, where your students thrive. Build confidence and engagement across a wide range of learners in both ASN/SEND and mainstream settings. You’ll leave with resources you can use straight away.

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Making Music with Special Children

  • 10th and 11th November
  • 10:00 - 17:00
  • York Centre for Voluntary Services, YO1 6ET

Our popular course Making Music with Special Children will help you to find out how music can help you to communicate with children who have life-limiting illness and/or special educational needs. We aim to give you the skills and confidence to make music with children with complex disabilities.

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Music Mark Annual Conference 2025

  • 17th and 18th November 2025
  • East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

Join us in Nottingham for our Annual Conference to learn, network, and be inspired.

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Making Music with Special Children

  • 17th and 18th November 2025
  • 10:00 - 17:00
  • Hoxton Hall, London, N1 6SH

Our popular course Making Music with Special Children will help you to find out how music can help you to communicate with children who have life-limiting illness and/or special educational needs. We aim to give you the skills and confidence to make music with children with complex disabilities.

Find out more

FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health

  • 25th November 2025
  • 9am - 1pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark have teamed up with Soundcastle once again, this time to deliver a Level 1 qualification in Mental Health First Aid.

Find out more

Carbon Literacy Training

  • 27 November & 4th December
  • 9.30am - 12:30pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join us for this 2-part Carbon Literacy Certified training course to help you build understanding and develop clear and personalised next steps for your organisation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Find out more

The Leadership Collective have created a bespoke leadership programme to enable your senior leadership team to find the best ways of working together, and to create empowered, inclusive and thriving work cultures.

 

Find out more

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