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Updates from the UK's music education sector
‘Brexit may force progress on arts education’, MPs told
Leaving the European Union presents opportunities to make education policy and the visa system more responsive to the needs of the creative…
Sound Connections Publish Annual Review 2016
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our latest annual review, which captures another jam-packed year for Sound Connections. Our focus has…
CLA publishes ‘ImagineNation: the value of cultural learning’
The Cultural Learning Alliance has published ImagineNation: the value of cultural learning. This new publication builds on our original ‘ImagineNation: the case for…
Launching the Mad Scientist!
On Friday 13 January the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth received a visit from a mad scientist, the mad scientist’s cat and 30…
Top honours awarded to head of music and arts education in Tower Hamlets
An honour awarded Karen Brock, head of Tower Hamlets council’s ground breaking Arts and Music Education Service, has been awarded an MBE…
New Year celebrations kick-started by Kent County Youth Orchestra
Kent County Youth Orchestra, conducted by Michael Seal, celebrated New Year’s Eve with their Russian-themed Winter concert at Mote Hall, Maidstone. The…
Film – Bristol Plays Music & Artsmark in Bristol schools
A short film about Artsmark exploring BPM’s recent schools pilot about how hubs can work with Artsmark on behalf of the Arts…
CIF welcomes the creative industries as a key government sector
The Creative Industries Federation has responded to the announcement that the creative industries are now a ‘key government sector’. We warmly welcome…
The impact of instrumental music learning on attainment
The British Journal of Music Education recently published a research article by Professor Susan Hallam and Kevin Rogers on the impact that learning a…
