Supporting
Training and events for those working in administration, marketing, finance and 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.
Setting up a Charitable Arm as a Local Authority Music Service
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 17 June 2025
- 1pm - 2pm
- Online (Zoom)
An opportunity to hear about the experiences of Local Authority Music Services who have gone through the process of setting up a charitable arm to enable them to develop a broader fundraising plan to support the work of their music service.
PR and Communication: Helping Your Work Shine Bright
- Music Mark
- Free to Members
- 1st July 2025
- 1.30pm - 3.30pm
- Zoom (Online)
Make sure your key messages are heard and remembered by your organisations audience, with this course from The Leadership Collective.
Growing Trans & Non-Binary Awareness
- Diverse Educators
- Music Mark
- Free to Members
- 8 January 2025 & 2 July 2025
- 4pm - 5.15pm
- Online (Zoom)
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on Transgender and Non-Binary awareness, to help people finding confidence in understanding, supporting and making space for gender diverse people.
Mental Health First Aid With Soundcastle
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 4th and 11th July 2025
- 2 Half Days (9.30am - 1pm)
- 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.
An Introduction to Social Media and Content Creation
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 30th September 2025
- 9.30am - 11am
- Online (Zoom)
Members of the Music Mark comms team talk you through the fundamentals of social media, with tips on everything from creating content to the best platforms and best practice.
Stepping Up To Leadership
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 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.
Inclusive Event Facilitation with Celebrating Disability
- Celebrating Disability
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 7th October 2025
- 1pm - 4pm
- Zoom (Online)
An interactive session to empower facilitators to proactively design and deliver accessible events.
Music Mark Annual Conference 2025
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 17th and 18th November 2025
- East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
Join us in Nottingham for our Annual Conference to learn, network, and be inspired.
FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 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.
Carbon Literacy Training
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 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.
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.
In this session you’ll learn about prioritisation and organisation and how to better manage them – you’ll get some tricks and strategies.
Setting up a Charitable Arm as a Local Authority Music Service
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 17 June 2025
- 1pm - 2pm
- Online (Zoom)
An opportunity to hear about the experiences of Local Authority Music Services who have gone through the process of setting up a charitable arm to enable them to develop a broader fundraising plan to support the work of their music service.
In this session you’ll learn about concentration and why it can be difficult to manage, with some easy IT tricks and strategies to help.
In this session you’ll learn about planning and time management, why they can be difficult to manage and some strategies to help.
PR and Communication: Helping Your Work Shine Bright
- Music Mark
- Free to Members
- 1st July 2025
- 1.30pm - 3.30pm
- Zoom (Online)
Make sure your key messages are heard and remembered by your organisations audience, with this course from The Leadership Collective.
Growing Trans & Non-Binary Awareness
- Diverse Educators
- Music Mark
- Free to Members
- 8 January 2025 & 2 July 2025
- 4pm - 5.15pm
- Online (Zoom)
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on Transgender and Non-Binary awareness, to help people finding confidence in understanding, supporting and making space for gender diverse people.
Mental Health First Aid With Soundcastle
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 4th and 11th July 2025
- 2 Half Days (9.30am - 1pm)
- 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.
How can music, on all levels, play a significant role and take meaningful action in response to the climate emergency?
An Introduction to Social Media and Content Creation
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 30th September 2025
- 9.30am - 11am
- Online (Zoom)
Members of the Music Mark comms team talk you through the fundamentals of social media, with tips on everything from creating content to the best platforms and best practice.
Stepping Up To Leadership
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 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.
Inclusive Event Facilitation with Celebrating Disability
- Celebrating Disability
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 7th October 2025
- 1pm - 4pm
- Zoom (Online)
An interactive session to empower facilitators to proactively design and deliver accessible events.
Music Mark Annual Conference 2025
- Music Mark
- Member Discount
- 17th and 18th November 2025
- East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
Join us in Nottingham for our Annual Conference to learn, network, and be inspired.
FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 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.
Carbon Literacy Training
- Music Mark
- Members Only
- 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.