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Instrumental Teaching In Specialist Schools: Getting it Right

  • 8th October 2026
  • 3.30pm - 4.45pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Learn how to develop expertise in specialist school settings and build confident, inclusive workforces capable of responding to diverse and complex learner needs.

Instrumental tuition in specialist schools and alternative provision settings presents unique challenges and rewards. There is an increasing demand for this provision, and it is important that hubs can provide practitioners who have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to engage and inspire every individual. This session presents a ‘map of practitioner expertise’, and an evidence-based approach to developing a confident, inclusive workforce capable of responding to diverse and complex learner needs.

Who should attend?

  • Hub leadership
  • Inclusion leads
  • Instrumental teachers interested in working in specialist settings
  • Arts organisations

Presenters: Ben Seller & the UpRising Team


Accessibility

  • Technology: Zoom
  • Captioning: AI-generated
  • Breakout rooms: To be confirmed
  • Recording: No

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.

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Members Ticket: £16+VAT

Non-Members Ticket: £32+VAT

Those who work within MEHEM should contact them directly for a special rate.

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About the Provider

Music Mark

We are a membership organisation, Subject Association, and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) advocating for excellent musical learning in and out of school.

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