Training & Events
Discover inspiring music education training and events around the UK.
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.
Our second meeting for professionals responsible for the teacher training of our future music teachers to better understand how music teacher training is happening across the UK.
A one-day, in-person conference for senior leaders working in music education organisations.
Our Summer Summit “Without music it’s not an education!” will be a day of celebrating how musical learning is transforming the lives of children and young people across the UK.
Become a Mental Health First Aider with Soundcastle! Join them to explore many practical ways to support mental health in music education settings and gain a FAA Level 2 Award qualification in First Aid for Mental Health.
Andy Hind partners with Music Mark to provide a leadership development programme for middle and aspiring leaders within Music Services, Music Education Organisations and Schools.
Small habits. Big impact. Practical tools and time hacks for music teachers and leaders to beat overwhelm, and protect your energy.
Join dabbledoo as they talk you through their free Halloween resource packs for Primary School aged children.
Lead by Andy Hind, this Music Mark Professional Learning Community is a space for established senior leaders working in the music education sector.
Hosted by the Music Mark in collaboration with MTA and the ISM, hear from Christopher Stevens, HMI National Lead for Music at Ofsted.
High Impact Senior Leadership is an online leadership development programme specifically designed for Heads of Service and Senior Leaders within Music Services, Music Education Organisations and Schools.
Learn how to develop expertise in specialist school settings and build confident, inclusive workforces capable of responding to diverse and complex learner needs.
Join Andy Hind for a two-hour workshop on facilitating difficult professional conversations.
Professors from Southampton University present Pythagoras’ Toolkit and Royal Ballet and Opera talk about their recently launched ‘RBO Schools Sing Programme’, helping to deliver practical guidance, inspiration and build confidence in teaching composition and singing progression.
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.
Join us for tea, coffee, chats and inspiration at this session exploring music with mothers, parents, carers and families.
Our second meeting for professionals responsible for the teacher training of our future music teachers to better understand how music teacher training is happening across the UK.
A one-day, in-person conference for senior leaders working in music education organisations.
Our Summer Summit “Without music it’s not an education!” will be a day of celebrating how musical learning is transforming the lives of children and young people across the UK.
This session offers an in‑depth exploration of the updated repertoire, examining new highlights and much-loved favourites. Practical teaching strategies will be shared throughout, including holistics approaches to introducing unfamiliar styles and ideas that balance technique with creativity.
This session offers an in‑depth exploration of the updated repertoire, examining new highlights and much-loved favourites. Practical teaching strategies will be shared throughout, including holistic approaches to introducing unfamiliar styles and ideas that balance technique with creativity.
Join us at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff for a celebration of best practice public engagement with music research. The Spoke projects from the Arts and Humanities Research Council Hub will share project outcomes.
This session offers an in‑depth exploration of the updated repertoire, examining new highlights and much-loved favourites. Practical teaching strategies will be shared throughout, including holistic approaches to introducing unfamiliar styles and ideas that balance technique with creativity.
Music education specialists Simon Toyne and Liz Dunbar present this free ISM Trust webinar, taking a fresh look at music curriculum resources in advance of the new academic year.
Raised by Algorithms explores the world young people are growing up in, and what that means for those working alongside them.
This training will enhance your understanding of sensory profiling and how music can benefit children with additional support needs. You’ll receive practical ideas and resources for multisensory music activities. Discover why music matters, the advantages of music-based approaches, and collaborate to plan activities tailored for a key child.
Become a Mental Health First Aider with Soundcastle! Join them to explore many practical ways to support mental health in music education settings and gain a FAA Level 2 Award qualification in First Aid for Mental Health.
How does music shape learning, wellbeing, and life outcomes? There is growing discussion around how early access to music shapes confidence, identity, and long-term engagement with learning.
Andy Hind partners with Music Mark to provide a leadership development programme for middle and aspiring leaders within Music Services, Music Education Organisations and Schools.
This introductory session is ideal for those who are new to safeguarding or just need a quick refresher.
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 and disabilities.
Small habits. Big impact. Practical tools and time hacks for music teachers and leaders to beat overwhelm, and protect your energy.
Join dabbledoo as they talk you through their free Halloween resource packs for Primary School aged children.
In this workshop we will explore the connection between music and movement: how young children feel music through their whole bodies and how we can utilise and build on this to provide them with learning-rich experiences.
Lead by Andy Hind, this Music Mark Professional Learning Community is a space for established senior leaders working in the music education sector.
Hosted by the Music Mark in collaboration with MTA and the ISM, hear from Christopher Stevens, HMI National Lead for Music at Ofsted.
High Impact Senior Leadership is an online leadership development programme specifically designed for Heads of Service and Senior Leaders within Music Services, Music Education Organisations and Schools.
Learn how to develop expertise in specialist school settings and build confident, inclusive workforces capable of responding to diverse and complex learner needs.
Join Andy Hind for a two-hour workshop on facilitating difficult professional conversations.
Professors from Southampton University present Pythagoras’ Toolkit and Royal Ballet and Opera talk about their recently launched ‘RBO Schools Sing Programme’, helping to deliver practical guidance, inspiration and build confidence in teaching composition and singing progression.
Previously our Music Educators Conducting Course, this re-launched programme is aimed at those working in music education, or training to do so, and is also suitable for those looking for a solid technical grounding as preparation for our Masterclass series.
Exploring proven tools and techniques to build more stable, lasting confidence in your creative life.
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 and disabilities.
This course is designed for teachers who have been or aspire to be given subject responsibility for music in their schools, and is suitable for both specialist and non-specialist music subject leaders.
We are delighted to invite professionals working with children and young people to the Hampshire Music Education Hub Conference 2026 — a day focused on driving excellence through inclusive and relevant music education.
Figurenotes can unlock a world of music. Join us for a hands-on session exploring musical play and creativity. You’ll learn how accessible notation can support young musicians to take their first musical steps by playing with colour and shape, with no child left behind.
Do you want to improve your inclusive practice in music education?
Are you teaching music as a ‘specialist’ in a primary school, and looking for a certification that demonstrates, develops and enhances your expertise?
This workshop will give a taster session introducing practitioners to making songs multisensory with Makaton.
This workshop will utilise creative and mindfulness practices while teaching you about your ‘Window of Tolerance’ and how to regulate your emotions. It will show practitioners how to work with their own ‘Window of Tolerance’ as well as recognising this in the children they work with.
Exploring what it means to be neurodivergent and how musicians can create environments and experiences that support children.
Do you want to develop your advisory and consultancy skills to support schools to improve their music provison?
