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Training and events for music teachers, schools, community musicians 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.

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Music Mark Conference 2024

  • 18 - 19 November
  • East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

The 2024 Music Mark Annual Conference, with a focus on Sustainability is taking place in Nottingham. Please note that bookings have now closed.

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The National Plan for Music Education | The Secondary Music Teaching Series

  • 27th November 2024
  • 4:45pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Prepare your school for the new English National Plan for Music Education, with this instalment of the Secondary Music Teaching Series. The session is lead by Jenetta Hurst.

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Join Ableton to learn more about their efforts to foster creativity, support accessibility, and open pathways for music makers via case studies and product offerings for music hubs.

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Climate Conversations

  • 5 December 2024, 20 January, 19 March 2025
  • Hour Long Sessions (Various Times)
  • Online (Zoom)

An opportunity for colleagues across the UK music education sector to discuss how they are getting involved in This Is Not A Rehearsal, and raise ideas or challenges surrounding their work and the climate crisis.

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Growing Trans & Non-Binary Awareness

  • 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.

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How to Advocate for Music as a Subject | The Secondary Music Teaching Series

  • 15th January 2025
  • 4:45pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Learn how to advocate for your subject in secondary schools with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.

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This teacher education aims to help educators understand the ‘values perception gap’, how to close it and its impact on young people’s wellbeing.

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Embedding Diversity in your Music Teaching | The Secondary Music Teaching Series

  • 26th February 2025
  • 4.45pm - 6.00pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Discover more about how to embed diversity into your school’s Secondary Music teaching with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.

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Taking Trauma-Informed Approaches

  • 9th October 2024 & 5th March 2025
  • 4pm - 5.15pm
  • Online (Zoom)

We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on trauma-informed practices and approaches.

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T-Time

  • 17th March 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 24th March 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 9th June 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

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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

Music Mark Conference 2024

  • 18 - 19 November
  • East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

The 2024 Music Mark Annual Conference, with a focus on Sustainability is taking place in Nottingham. Please note that bookings have now closed.

Find out more

Help! It’s a Model Music Curriculum

  • 14th November 2024
  • 16:00 - 18:00
  • Online (Microsoft Teams)

This online session explores the Model Music Curriculum and is designed to assist those who work in primary school settings, in its implementation.

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Professional Training for Music Leaders: Skills Lab

  • 20th November 2024
  • 10:00 - 17:00
  • The Guild Church of St Katharine Cree

A practical training course for musicians who wish to develop their skills in creative music-making and leadership in a range of community settings. It is an opportunity for emerging and established music leaders to expand their toolkit, stretch their skills, and meet fellow likeminded artists.

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Join us for a transformative 2 hour online workshop exploring the power of music in communication, led by an experienced HCPC registered Music Therapist.

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London Conducting Weekend

  • 23rd - 24th November
  • 09:30 - 16:30
  • St Marylebone CE School, 64 Marylebone High Street, London, W1U 5BA

Join us for a weekend of practical conducting training, at both Initial and Intermediate levels including podium time for all participants. Bursaries are available for anyone who works with young musicians or any leader who is aged 18 – 25.

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Diamond Jubilee Conference 2024

  • 23 November 2024
  • 09.00 - 18.30
  • Stoller Hall, Chetham's School of Music, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA

A national singing conference celebrating Sing for Pleasure’s 60th anniversary. Our conference features an outstanding line-up of workshop leaders, speakers and panellists made up of diverse and influential figures from across the arts sector.

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MIME Music Industry + Music Education Conference 2024

  • 23 November
  • 10:00 - 16:00
  • Band on the Wall, Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ

In the spotlight is the role of educators in schools, colleges and universities, and everyone working in music education hubs, talent development organisations, and youth and community groups, in providing young people who aspire to work in music with the skills, knowledge and support they need.

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The National Plan for Music Education | The Secondary Music Teaching Series

  • 27th November 2024
  • 4:45pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Prepare your school for the new English National Plan for Music Education, with this instalment of the Secondary Music Teaching Series. The session is lead by Jenetta Hurst.

Find out more

Inclusive Practitioner Training: Behaviour and Communication

  • 28 November 2024
  • 10:00 - 16:00
  • Beacon Music Centre

This session focusses on different ways of communicating verbally, non-verbally and musically, considering neurodivergence and trauma informed practice.

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Understanding The Pathways Into Music

  • 30th November - 1st December 2024
  • BIMM University, Moon Street, Bristol, BS2

Join us on this new professional development programme that puts the focus on careers and trends in the music business, providing music educators with the information, knowledge and contacts they need to advise and support students who seek to pursue a career in music.

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Managing Behaviour in Music Education

  • 2nd December 2024
  • 16:30 - 18:00
  • Online (Zoom)

In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.

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Safeguarding is something that every person working with vulnerable people should know about. People often attend training, but it doesn’t always address specific common scenarios practitioners can experience in music-making sessions.

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Join Ableton to learn more about their efforts to foster creativity, support accessibility, and open pathways for music makers via case studies and product offerings for music hubs.

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The Beatles and the Primary Music Curriculum

  • 5 December 2024
  • 13:00 - 14:30
  • Online (Zoom)

Discover how the story and songs of The Beatles can play a prominent role in your music curriculum. Includes access to a scheme of work and the chance to win some Beatles-themed ukuleles for your school.

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Climate Conversations

  • 5 December 2024, 20 January, 19 March 2025
  • Hour Long Sessions (Various Times)
  • Online (Zoom)

An opportunity for colleagues across the UK music education sector to discuss how they are getting involved in This Is Not A Rehearsal, and raise ideas or challenges surrounding their work and the climate crisis.

Find out more

Growing Trans & Non-Binary Awareness

  • 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.

Find out more

How to Advocate for Music as a Subject | The Secondary Music Teaching Series

  • 15th January 2025
  • 4:45pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Learn how to advocate for your subject in secondary schools with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.

Find out more

Music Education and SEMHD

  • 16th January 2025
  • 16:00 - 17:30
  • Online (Zoom)

In this 1.5 hour webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for delivering music activities for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD).

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This day-long online course is for all those who want to learn about the foundations of choral leadership, and would suit those new to leading choirs, teachers, community musicians and young choral leaders.

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Teaching 3-5 Year Olds Singing and Musicianship

  • 20 January 2025
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Online (Zoom)

Early years music skills made simple in 90 minutes. This is a quick and easy online session is aimed at practitioners working within Early Years Foundation Stage settings to help organise and deliver fun activities to encourage musical learning.

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Curriculum Music Conference (Central)

  • 22 January 2025
  • 09:30 - 16:00
  • Mercure Telford Centre, Forge Gate, Overdale, Telford, TF3 4NA

The Curriculum Music Conference returns to the West Midlands on 22nd January 2025. This conference will provide inspiration for early years, primary and secondary music teachers, covering all aspects of delivering the music curriculum.

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Conductor and Vocal Coach Joanna Tomlinson leads a session for amateur singers and choral directors on how to look after your voice. We will not only look at day-to-day vocal health, but also consider what to do if there’s a vocal problem.

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Music Educators’ Conference 2025

  • 23rd January 2025
  • 09:00 - 16:00
  • Leicestershire County Council, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

The focus of this year’s Conference is equipping teachers with the knowledge and resources to confidently diversify their music teaching and supporting an enriched and inclusive curriculum that speaks to our community.

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Developing Core Skills in Primary Music

  • 28th January 2025
  • 09:30 - 14:30
  • Online (Zoom)

In this full day webinar you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the history of music.

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Learning Behaviours in Whole Class Teaching

  • Monday 3 February 2025
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Online (Zoom)

Would you like to feel more relaxed about behaviour in delivering whole class creative lessons with primary/elementary age pupils? The session aims to promote the benefits of building positive relationships quickly. Sign-posting to further courses and organisations is provided.

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This teacher education aims to help educators understand the ‘values perception gap’, how to close it and its impact on young people’s wellbeing.

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Primary Music Leadership Certificate

  • 4th February, 4th March, and 1st April 2025
  • 12:45 - 15:15
  • Online (Zoom)

This programme supports primary music subject leaders in all aspects of their leadership role including leading, planning and assessing, and delivering music in their schools.

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Secondary Music Leadership Certificate

  • 6th February, 6th March, and 27th March 2025
  • 12:45 - 15:45
  • Online (Zoom)

Shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support new and existing heads of department in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.

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Inclusive Practitioner Intensive Weekend

  • 15 February - 16 February 2025
  • Beacon Music Centre

Two days of practical workshops, music making, discussion and reflection.

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In this training session, Dr Jenevora Williams will outline the changes in the voice as singers move through into their golden years; help your singers to learn about how to reduce effort and increase stamina, how to maintain a healthy singing voice for a lifetime, and how to avoid vocal illness.

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Embedding Diversity in your Music Teaching | The Secondary Music Teaching Series

  • 26th February 2025
  • 4.45pm - 6.00pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Discover more about how to embed diversity into your school’s Secondary Music teaching with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.

Find out more

Taking Trauma-Informed Approaches

  • 9th October 2024 & 5th March 2025
  • 4pm - 5.15pm
  • Online (Zoom)

We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on trauma-informed practices and approaches.

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This fun online session explores ways to ‘be more football’ in the preparation and planning of our music teaching to achieve top scores in learning outcomes. It’s 90 glorious online minutes of revelling in planning your beautiful (teaching) game!

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Diversifying Primary Music

  • 12th March 2025
  • 16:15 - 17:45
  • Online (Zoom)

In this 1.5 hour webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.

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T-Time

  • 17th March 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Inclusive Practitioner Training: Plan A Project

  • 24 March 2025
  • 10:00 - 16:00
  • Beacon Music Centre

A discussion-based session looking at how to develop music projects.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 24th March 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

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Are you a classroom assistant or class teacher who is present during the music lesson which is taught by a music specialist? Perhaps you’re a music educator working with primary-aged children. Are you making the most of your classroom help in your whole class lessons?

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Managing Behaviour in Music Lessons

  • 26th March 2025
  • 16:15 - 17:45
  • Online (Zoom)

In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.

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A practical and discussion-based session exploring the different ways that musical development can take place when working with young people with physical impairments, sensory impairments, learning difficulties, learning disabilities and how to support this in varied settings.

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Primary Music Leadership Certificate

  • 8th May, 5th June, 3rd July 2025
  • 12:30 - 15:00
  • Online (Zoom)

This programme supports primary music subject leaders in all aspects of their leadership role including leading, planning and assessing, and delivering music in their schools.

Find out more

Music Education and SEMHD

  • 21st May 2025
  • 16:15 - 17:45
  • Online (Zoom)

In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for delivering music activities for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD).

Find out more

Secondary Music Leadership Certificate

  • 2nd June, 23rd June, and 14th July 2025
  • 13:15 - 16:15
  • Online (Zoom)

Shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support new and existing heads of department in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.

Find out more

Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 9th June 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.

Find out more

Diversifying Primary Music

  • 10th June 2025
  • 16:30 - 18:00
  • Online (Zoom)

In this webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.

Find out more

Developing Core Skills in Primary Music

  • 18th June 2025
  • 09:30 - 14:30
  • Online (Zoom)

In this full day webinar led by Dr Liz Stafford you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the history of music.

Find out more

Managing Behaviour in Music Lessons

  • 24th June 2025
  • 16:00 - 17:30
  • Online (Zoom)

In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.

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Develop and validate your skills with The Inclusive Practitioner Certificate of Music Education (CME) – a Level 4 qualification in music education accredited by Trinity College, London.

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