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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Winners of JAZZ UK’s Will Michael Jazz Education Awards
At a ceremony on 1 December at the Royal College of Music the following Music Hubs and Music Services were awarded Diplomas…
‘The arts give students the ability to cope with uncertainty’ – Peter Green, Headmaster
Despite the protestations of Nicky Morgan and Nick Gibb that the place of the arts in British education is safe (with well-researched…
RNCM wins Times Higher Education award
The Royal Northern College of Music has won the 2015 Times Higher Education award for excellence and innovation in the arts for…
Surrey Music Hub’s Orchestra for young people with SEN/D goes international
Within it’s first year Surrey Music Hub’s Unlimited Potential (UP!) has achieved huge things including a ground breaking performance at the Royal Albert…
Tri-Borough Music Hub’s Seven Seeds Performance with 1200 young people
On 23 June 2015, the Tri-borough Music Hub, in collaboration with their partners and schools, staged the world premier of Seven Seeds…
Spending Review: Arts Council protected despite DCMS cuts
Chancellor George Osborne has promised to increase funding to Arts Council England and national museums and galleries in his Spending Review. The…
How music helps your child’s brain grow
Kinderling Radio in Australia spoke to Anita Collins, Professor in Neuroscience and Child Education at the University of Canberra, recently, about how…
‘We ignore the arts at our peril’ – Alun Jones on the provision of arts in state schools
A leading independent school headteacher is set to criticise provision of the arts in state schools, claiming they have been “all but squeezed out”…
Bristol becomes first city in England to use city-wide music curriculum as demand for classes soars
A new city-wide music curriculum will be implemented in primary schools around Bristol as part of a joint effort to allow children…
