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Updates from the UK's music education sector
‘The compulsory Ebac is a question of conscience’
The recent government announcement that all pupils will be expected to enter and sit GCSE subjects for the English Baccalaureate (Ebac) has created…
BBC Music Day film highlights inclusive music making in Bristol
Inclusive music making is the focus of a film highlighting the BBC Music Day event organised by Bristol Plays Music on 5th…
Music education key to raising literacy and numeracy standards
Is the answer to the complex issue of raising literacy and numeracy standards just about giving more “prime learning” time and emphasis…
Stop “Defending” Music Education
Today I ran across one more xeroxed handout touting the test-taking benefits of music education, defending music as a great tool for…
Apply to be part of the DfE Policy Fellowship & contribute to the future of education
The Department for Education is recruiting a second cohort of its flagship policy fellows. Successful candidates can contribute to the future of…
Congratulations to all the education leaders recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
Kevan Collins, chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, will be recognised for services to education with a knighthood in the Queen’s…
Sir Michael Wilshaw to unveil new inspection regime
Ofsted’s new inspection regime is expected to be laid out by chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw in a major speech tomorrow. It…
Professional orchestras to work with over 6,500 Derbyshire primary school pupils
Four special events have been organised by the Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Northern Chamber…
This Is What’s Happening In the Brains of People Who “See” Music
To Pharrell Williams, the verses of his years-long hit “Happy” have always been yellow and red. Or reddish. “[W]ell … it’s not red,…
