Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Cutting music from the school day is ‘short-sighted and inappropriate’
Individually and together (including with the ISM through the #CanDoMusiccampaign), Music Mark and the Music Teachers’ Association (MTA) have worked hard to…
#CanDoMusic partners refresh campaign and call for music education champions
As schools across the UK reopen for the new academic year this Autumn, the partners who created the #CanDoMusic campaign are calling…
Music Mark CEO Bridget Whyte joins DfE and DCMS Expert Advisory Panel ahead of publication of refreshed National Plan for Music Education
Music Mark is delighted to confirm its CEO Bridget Whyte has been asked to be part of the Government’s expert advisory panel…
Music Mark joins urgent calls for government clarity as music sector remains restricted
Music Mark is very proud of all its member music education organisations and individuals across the UK who have continued to provide…
Get Playing! Music Mark launches new campaign to celebrate musical learning
Music Mark has today launched a new campaign called Get Playing which celebrates the many benefits of musical learning. With a new…
Music Mark joins other national arts organisations in raising concerns about a proposed 50% cut in Higher Education Funding of the Creative and Performing Arts
The Office for Students is the independent regulator for higher education in England. Their aim is to ensure that every student, whatever…
Music Mark welcomes the publication of the government’s Model Music Curriculum for England
The government has today published the long-awaited Model Music Curriculum, which provides guidance to teachers on ways to deliver the English National…
Music Mark partners with Arts Council England to support the future of Music Education Hubs
Music Mark has been working in partnership with Arts Council England (ACE) for a number of years to provide training and resources…
Schools Minister Nick Gibb responds to joint letter from Music Mark, ISM, MTA & MU
In November, we wrote to the Department for Education asking for further clarification surrounding music tuition outside of school hours, following the…
Schools Minister Nick Gibb responds to Music Mark and confirms ‘vital role’ of Music Education Hubs
In July we wrote to the Department for Education to ask about how they would support music education organisations during this difficult…
Clarity needed as England goes into a Second Lockdown
Music Mark has worked with three other national bodies for music education – the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM), the Music Teachers’…
#CanDoMusic campaign calls on government to reinstate bursaries for trainee music teachers
Following the reported removal of postgraduate bursaries for Initial Teacher Training in Music, Music Mark has sent a letter in partnership with…
