Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Creatives come together to advocate for Cultural and Creative Industries at Labour Party Conference 2025
Music Mark CEO, Bridget Whyte, will be speaking at the Labour Party Conference this September to advocate for music education alongside over…
Equitable Access to Music Education: A Letter to the Department for Education
We wrote a letter to the Department for Education about the standstill national funding announced for the Music Hub programme in England,…
Our work with Higher Education and Cardiff University
Music Mark has been championing music education for over 12 years, working hard to ensure that all children and young people can…
Funding for the Music Hub Network
The English network of Music Hubs has today received confirmation of funding for the rest of this financial year (April 2025 to…
Supporting Music Higher Education Staff in Unprecedented Times
Last week we wrote a letter in support of our Higher Education members, who are facing unprecedented uncertainty in widely publicised problems…
A National Centre for Arts and Music Education
On Tuesday 18th March 2025, the Government announced their plans for the development of a National Centre for Arts and Music Education….
Department for Education support to National Youth Music Organisations not renewed
The UK Association for Music Education – Music Mark is disappointed that National Youth Music Organisations (NYMOs) have been informed that the…
Bridget’s Blog: Costing the National Plan for Music Education
Everyone should have access to music education; learning an instrument, singing, composing, and exploring the many genres and cultures of music which…
£160m inherited “black hole” in Music Education
Background Titled The Power of Music to Change Lives, the refreshed National Plan for Music Education (NPME) in England was released on 25…
The proposed closure of Cardiff University’s School of Music
The UK Association for Music Education, Music Mark, is alarmed to hear the news that Cardiff University has today announced the start…
Autumn Budget: Letter to the Secretary of State for Education
On 1st November 2024, we wrote to the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, in response to the Autumn Budget announced…
The Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Department for Education (DfE) have opened a Call for Evidence to all stakeholders about what works, what doesn’t and what can…
