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Training and events for those in leadership and managerial roles

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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Wales Big Meet: Shaping Music Mark’s asks of the next government in Wales

  • 3rd February 2026
  • 11am - 12.30pm.
  • Online (Zoom)

Help shape Music Mark’s asks of the next Senedd in advance of the next Welsh Elections.

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Mental Health First Aid With Soundcastle

  • 5th March & 12th March 2026
  • 2 Half Days (1pm - 5pm)
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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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 workshop from The Leadership Collective.

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Spring Summit

  • 13th March 2026
  • 9am - 4pm
  • Friends House, Euston, London

This in-person summit is an opportunity for Music Service leaders from across the UK to come together to discuss the hot topics in music education.

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Carbon Literacy Training

  • 23rd & 25th March 2026
  • 9.30am - 12:30pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join us for this two-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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An Introduction to Neurodiversity Awareness

  • 21st April 2026
  • 1pm - 2pm.
  • Zoom (Online)

An introductory 1 hour guide to neurodiversity exploring key concepts, lived experience, and practical ways to create more inclusive spaces with Starling.

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The Leadership Collective: Managing Through Change

  • 21st April 2026
  • 10am - 12pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join The Leadership Collective as they guide you through your responses to change and give insights into thinking about change as a team.

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Higher Education Conference: Past, Current and Future Progression Routes to HE

  • 6th May 2026
  • 9am - 5pm
  • School of Music, Cardiff University

Join us in Cardiff for the first in-person Higher Education Annual Conference to discuss Progression Routes to Higher Education for young people.

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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.

Find out more

Wales Big Meet: Shaping Music Mark’s asks of the next government in Wales

  • 3rd February 2026
  • 11am - 12.30pm.
  • Online (Zoom)

Help shape Music Mark’s asks of the next Senedd in advance of the next Welsh Elections.

Find out more

Born Into Music, Locked Out of Power

  • 4th February 2026
  • 11:00 - 12:00
  • Online

This session will explore the themes in our article, ‘Born Into Music, Locked Out of Power’ and the structural barriers blocking Global Majority young people from progressing in the music industry.

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Inclusive Practice in Action 2026: Creating Change Together

  • 26th February 2026
  • 09:30 - 17:00
  • Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

Join Sound Connections for its 2026 annual gathering – a day full of connection, creativity, and conversation, created in partnership with Drake Music. We’ll be exploring how we build inclusive communities in music education and how learning from each other’s work can help shape what we do next.

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Talking Openly About Organisational Endings

  • 3rd March 2026
  • 11:00 - 12:15
  • Online (Zoom)

An Introduction to Deceleration and The Decelerator. This workshop offers a supportive space to consider what’s often unspoken.

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Mental Health First Aid With Soundcastle

  • 5th March & 12th March 2026
  • 2 Half Days (1pm - 5pm)
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Youth Music Exchange: An Introduction to Safeguarding

  • 10th March 2026
  • 11:00 - 12:00
  • Online (Zoom)

The session will explain some of the terms that are used within safeguarding and discuss roles and responsibilities. It will introduce the idea of safeguarding as a culture, not a policy and offer some signposts for further information and support.

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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 workshop from The Leadership Collective.

Find out more

Spring Summit

  • 13th March 2026
  • 9am - 4pm
  • Friends House, Euston, London

This in-person summit is an opportunity for Music Service leaders from across the UK to come together to discuss the hot topics in music education.

Find out more

Carbon Literacy Training

  • 23rd & 25th March 2026
  • 9.30am - 12:30pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join us for this two-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.

Find out more

An Introduction to Neurodiversity Awareness

  • 21st April 2026
  • 1pm - 2pm.
  • Zoom (Online)

An introductory 1 hour guide to neurodiversity exploring key concepts, lived experience, and practical ways to create more inclusive spaces with Starling.

Find out more

The Leadership Collective: Managing Through Change

  • 21st April 2026
  • 10am - 12pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join The Leadership Collective as they guide you through your responses to change and give insights into thinking about change as a team.

Find out more

Higher Education Conference: Past, Current and Future Progression Routes to HE

  • 6th May 2026
  • 9am - 5pm
  • School of Music, Cardiff University

Join us in Cardiff for the first in-person Higher Education Annual Conference to discuss Progression Routes to Higher Education for young people.

Find out more

Music Teachers’ Association Conference 2026

  • 15th - 17th May 2026
  • Warwick Schools Foundation

Join us for a weekend of exceptional CPD, inspirational speakers, unrivalled networking opportunities and our enviable trade fair – all under the theme of ‘Music: Where we Belong’.

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