Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Securing Welsh Music Education
The 2026 Welsh elections for Senedd Cymru will be taking place on 7th May 2026. In preparation for the election, we have…
National Centre for Music & Arts: Tender Update
On Friday 6th February, the Department for Education released an update on the upcoming tender process for the National Centre for Music…
Big Meet: Securing Music Education in Wales
Why Music Education in Wales Matters Music is central to Wales’s cultural heritage, from Eisteddfodau at local and national levels to embracing…
Calling for an Extension to the Music Hub Capital Grant Deadline
We have written to Minister Gould alongside the Music Industries Association to request an extension to the deadline for spending the Music…
Supporting Music at Higher Education
It has been a year since Music Mark welcomed MusicHE into our membership and it has certainly been a busy one. Adding…
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…
Curriculum & Assessment Review: Music Mark Summary
It has been a year since the Call for Evidence for the Curriculum & Assessment Review opened, marking the start of evidence-gathering towards the independent review of the curriculum, assessment and…
What is the Prime Minister saying about music education?
On Sunday 26th October, Sir Keir Starmer took to the airwaves with Michael Berkeley on BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions. Starmer’s reputation as a flautist…
Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
On 20th October 2025, the Government published a white paper on post-16 education and skills. Music Mark welcomes the government’s attention to…
Initial Teacher Training Bursary: Letter to the Secretary of State for Education
The three music subject associations, Music Mark, the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), and the Music Teachers’ Association (MTA), have written to…
Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music Cut
Music Mark is disappointed to learn that the government have withdrawn the provision of a bursary payment for those training to be…
Connecting Parliamentarians with their Local Music Hubs
On Monday 15th September, over 40 Music Hub Leaders descended on parliament at the invitation of Anna Sabine, MP who is the…
