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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Local Government and the Arts: the future
Arts Council Chair urges local authorities as arts and culture funding falls. Sir Peter Bazalgette urged local authorities to work with the…
Culture White Paper
The Department of Culture, Media & Sport recently published the Cultural White Paper, setting out the government’s ambition and strategy for the…
‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’ – The Education White Paper
The Department for Education published their ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’, the education white paper, on 17th March 2016 – you can read the…
Nick Gibb at the London Mayor’s Summit on Music Education
The Schools Minister explains why both equity and quality need to be at the heart of music education: Thank you Munira [Murza,…
Guidance for Governors
Music Mark recently collaborated with the National Governors’ Association and Arts Council England to produce guidance for cultural education, including a document…
New film shows musical opportunities on offer to young people in Greenwich
Royal Greenwich Music Hub and Sound Connections have created a new promotional film to demonstrate the musical opportunities on offer to the…
Grammy Award winning Kendrick Lamar surprises young musicians at Brighter Sound workshop
A group of 46 young musicians were left speechless on 11 March when seven times Grammy Award winner Kendrick Lamar walked into…
55 Hampshire Schools lend their voices for ‘The Giant Sing’
Over 3,500 children, from 55 Hampshire schools, recently lent their voices to turn up the volume for ‘The Giant Sing’. Organised by…
Portsmouth Music Hub bring together 250 students for Soundsational concert
More than 250 young singers, dancers and musicians took to the Portsmouth’s Guildhall stage on Wednesday (9 March) for a night of…