T-Time
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.
Join us for T-Time, a one hour session each term for teachers and leaders who focus on music education in the classroom and across the setting. You will have the opportunity to learn from colleagues across the UK and contribute your own experience to the discussion. The session will begin with a provocation linked to the theme.
T-Time online sessions are exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. It is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.
Please note this is an interactive discussion session.
T Time: Summer Term
Thursday 19th June 2025 – Advocating for Music Education; Talking to Senior Leaders
We have heard concerns from music teachers about them having to defend their subject; making the case for being given sufficient timetable time, professional autonomy and budget. Come and listen to Craig D’Cunha and Helena Marsh, both leaders of secondary schools in the East of England who will speak from the leadership perspective about how you can positively advocate for music in schools.
After the 15 min presentation the session is opened for discussion, so that you can reflect alongside music teacher colleagues nationally. As this is a discussion forum, we do not record the sessions and the spaces are limited.
The full interview between Craig and Helena will only be sent afterwards to attendees that are present during the session.
Previous T Time topics:
See thoughts, takeaways, resources and more discussed or shared from previous T-Time sessions via the session blog links below:
Experiences in the Primary Classroom: Delivering the Music Curriculum
Talking about Music Education Inspection
Accessibility
- Technology: Zoom
- Captioning: AI-generated
- Breakout rooms: Potentially, session based in group discussion. The session is interactive.
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.
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.
