From Research to Practice: Expanding Access to Music for Autistic Learners

Join Live Music Now for an online event sharing early insights from the AHRC-funded Musical Connections project, exploring how access to high-quality music-making can be expanded for autistic children and young people in Autism Resource Bases.

Delivered in partnership with MusicMark, this session brings together research, practice, and policy to explore music as an issue of equity and entitlement—and what needs to happen next.

We will share:

· Key learning from residencies in Autism Resource Bases
· What enables—and limits—access to meaningful music experiences
· Early insights shaping our upcoming toolkit for schools and policy briefing
· A discussion with perspectives from practice, research, and lived experience

Who should attend:

· Music Education Hub Staff
· Teachers and staff working in Autism Resource Bases
· Local authority additional learning needs leads
· Policymakers and Government representatives
· Researchers and practitioners in music, education, and inclusion

Although final resources will be published later in June, attendees will:

· Gain early insight into emerging findings
· Contribute to shaping how this work is applied in practice and policy
· Receive the final toolkit and policy briefing when released

Register now to be part of the conversation on how equitable access to music can be realised for autistic learners.

Accessibility

• Technology: Zoom
• Captioning: AI-generated
• Breakout rooms: To be confirmed
• Recording: Yes

If you would like to request presentation slides, questions and provocations in advance of the session, please get in touch with us by emailing info@musicmark.org.uk. Speakers may decline sharing this information on the basis of protecting their intellectual property or for other reasons and we cannot therefore guarantee availability for all events.