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Discover inspiring music education training and events around the UK.

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Music Mark Annual Conference 2025 Ambition & Quality logos are on the left. Text reads 'The programme is now LIVE for the 2025 Annual Conference'. A blue button reads 'View the programme.'

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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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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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 9th October 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

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T-Time

  • 14 October 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.

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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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Discover more on Hal Leonard Europe’s MuseClass Primary offer, and explore practical, curriculum-aligned strategies to enhance creativity, increase engagement, and build confidence for both non-specialist and specialist music teachers.

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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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Start with Singing: Supporting Teachers to Embed Music in their Primary School

  • 4th November 2025
  • 3.30pm - 5.00pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join us for our first Primary School Music Teaching series session, this time with representatives from Oak/Bristol Beacon and Sing Up.

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Following release of UCL research commissioned by Music Mark, this session is an opportunity to hear from Dr Ross Purves as he provides a summary of key findings and share their insights and recommendations for running a greener music service or organisation.

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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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Marketing Fundamentals

  • 5 Sessions between 7th January 2026 - 4th February 2026
  • 10.00am – 11.30am.
  • Online (Zoom)

An introductory course designed to guide those working in Music Hubs and Services through the fundamental principles of marketing.

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Navigating Intersectionality with Belonging Effect

  • 28th January and 11th March 2026
  • 1.30pm - 3pm
  • Online (Zoom)

We’ve teamed up with Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Educators) to deliver a two-part course on Intersectionality in education, to help people consider and build truly inclusive spaces.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 2nd February 2026
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

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Jenetta Hurst explores these curriculum-based approaches that incorporate and promote inspirational diverse ethnic representation and content at secondary level, as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.

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T-Time

  • 5th February 2026
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.

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PR and Communication: Helping Your Work Shine Bright

  • 11th March 2026
  • 10am - 12pm
  • Zoom (Online)

Make sure your key messages are heard and remembered by your organisations audience, with this course from The Leadership Collective.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 14th May 2026
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

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T-Time

  • 1st June 2026
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.

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Jenetta Hurst leads delegates through an interactive session to share true areas for development, planning, assessing provision and sharing good practice.

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