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Updates from the UK's music education sector
The 2025 Music Mark Awards Winners!
At our conference dinner on Monday 17th November, we unveiled the winners of the 2025 Music Mark Awards! This year’s awards spotlighted…
A letter to the University of Nottingham
In response to the University of Nottingham’s proposal to suspend all four of its music programmes, Music Mark has written to the…
Voice for Youth – Shaping the Future of Music Education in Sheffield
Voice for Youth is a youth-led programme organised by Sheffield Music Hub. It gives young people a platform to share their views…
Reflections on the Ofsted Update – Issue 3
On Tuesday 21st October, we welcomed HMI Christopher Stevens to present an Ofsted update. You can watch the recording here. This is…
Research Shorts: Learning and Participation Managers in Orchestras
This week, I am speaking with Dr Axel Petri-Preis about his article: “‘That’s what we actually should be doing’: learning and participation…
How music education organisations can reduce travel emissions
The following case studies from our research into environmental sustainability practices in music services, education hubs and partner organisations, undertaken by UCL’s…
How can Making Music groups work with music educators?
Making Music is the UK association for leisure-time music, with around 4,000 music groups in membership, comprising around 240,000 (mostly adult) hobby musicians. We spoke…
Reflections on the Ofsted Update – Issue 2
On Tuesday 21st October, we welcomed HMI Christopher Stevens to present an Ofsted update. You can watch the recording here. This is the second…
Announcing Music Mark’s New Trustees
We recently opened a call out for members to apply to join our Board of Trustees in two elected positions. 10 candidates…
