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Updates from the UK's music education sector
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…
Shortlist announced for the 2016 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence
The shortlist for the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence has been released, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on 25 February…
Southampton Music Students return from Berlin for World War II commemorative exchange project
10 Southampton Music Hub students have returned to the UK after spending 5 days in Berlin for the final part of their…
Is music good for your child’s future?
We all know, instinctively, that music is good for us, and for our children. Who can deny the affect that music has…
