What Can Music Educators Learn from the World of Music Therapy?

Clare Maddocks

Director of Education and Research, British Association of Music Therapy representative

Clare Maddocks is a HCPC registered Music Therapist, specialising in the field of Neurologic Music Therapy. She works as the Director of Education & Research for the British Association for Music Therapy, the professional body for Music Therapy in the UK. As part of this role she facilitates the ‘Communication through music’ training for schools and early intervention teams, which supports equipping staff to learn about and increase the use of therapeutic music with children and young people in their workplace.

Rebecca Ellis

Executive Director, Jessie’s Fund

Rebecca is the Executive Director of Jessie’s Fund, a national charity helping seriously ill or disabled children to communicate through music. Jessie’s Fund offers both music therapy and creative music activities in children’s hospices, hospital wards, specialist schools, Early Years settings and in the community, with a focus in all projects on staff confidence, training and development in using music as a tool for communication and connection. Prior to this, Rebecca worked in specialist education and local authority settings in teaching and senior leadership roles.

Sarah Robinson

Inspiring Music, Central Bedfordshire

Sarah Robinson is SEND Music Coordinator and Music Therapist for CBC Inspiring Music, working across education, community, and specialist settings. Her work explores how music education and music therapy, while distinct professions with different aims, can inform one another to support more responsive, meaningful, and accessible musical experiences for all learners.

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