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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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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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Music Mark is delighted to be working in partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network (Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible, Leadership) to support our members in their commitment to inclusive practice and cultures.

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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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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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Leading Inclusion When the Room Isn’t Ready

  • 22nd April 2026
  • 3.30pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

In partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network, learn how to lead change when others are unsure, uncomfortable, or disengaged.

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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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An Introduction to PR and Securing Coverage

  • 12th May 2026
  • 11am-12:30pm
  • Zoom (Online)

A practical, advice rich session to help you use the media to promote the brilliant things happening in your organisation.

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Belonging by Design: Creating Cultures Where People Thrive

  • 19th May 2026
  • 3.30pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

In partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network, explore psychological safety, trust, and data collection to intentionally design cultures of belonging.

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Hidden Bias in Everyday Decisions

  • 11th June 2026
  • 3.30pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

In partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network, move beyond bias awareness to understand how it manifests in systems, habits, and organizational decision-making – and how to avoid it.

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Hosted by the MTA in collaboration with Music Mark and the ISM, hear from Christopher Stevens, HMI National Lead for Music at Ofsted.

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Leadership Development Conference with Andy Hind

  • 1st July 2026
  • 9:30am - 3pm
  • The Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham

A one-day, in-person conference for senior leaders working in music education organisations.

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Summer Summit | Without music it’s not an education!

  • 3rd July 2026
  • All Day
  • London

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. 

Find out more

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

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.

 

Find out more

Music Mark is delighted to be working in partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network (Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible, Leadership) to support our members in their commitment to inclusive practice and cultures.

Find out more

Strengthen your mental health lens across all provision. This interactive session explores practical, holistic approaches that help reduce barriers, improve engagement and deepen inclusion in community and music education settings.

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

Leading Inclusion When the Room Isn’t Ready

  • 22nd April 2026
  • 3.30pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

In partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network, learn how to lead change when others are unsure, uncomfortable, or disengaged.

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

An Introduction to PR and Securing Coverage

  • 12th May 2026
  • 11am-12:30pm
  • Zoom (Online)

A practical, advice rich session to help you use the media to promote the brilliant things happening in your organisation.

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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Belonging by Design: Creating Cultures Where People Thrive

  • 19th May 2026
  • 3.30pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

In partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network, explore psychological safety, trust, and data collection to intentionally design cultures of belonging.

Find out more

Hidden Bias in Everyday Decisions

  • 11th June 2026
  • 3.30pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

In partnership with The I.D.E.A.L Network, move beyond bias awareness to understand how it manifests in systems, habits, and organizational decision-making – and how to avoid it.

Find out more

Hosted by the MTA in collaboration with Music Mark and the ISM, hear from Christopher Stevens, HMI National Lead for Music at Ofsted.

Find out more

Leadership Development Conference with Andy Hind

  • 1st July 2026
  • 9:30am - 3pm
  • The Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham

A one-day, in-person conference for senior leaders working in music education organisations.

Find out more

Summer Summit | Without music it’s not an education!

  • 3rd July 2026
  • All Day
  • London

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. 

Find out more

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