Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Making Music’s ‘Music Libraries’
Making Music has been campaigning in various parts of the UK to prevent closures and find sustainable solutions for music sets services…
Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason is just what classical music needs
Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE reflects on the importance of music education for all pupils. Click here to read the article.
Ebacc petition reaches 100,000 signatures
The Bacc for the Future campaign has reached the number of petition signatures required for the Ebacc to be considered for debate…
Local Government and the Arts: the future
Arts Council Chair urges local authorities as arts and culture funding falls. Sir Peter Bazalgette urged local authorities to work with the…
The Importance of Music Education
What if there was one activity that could benefit every student in every school across the nation? An activity that could improve…
Nick Gibb at the London Mayor’s Summit on Music Education
The Schools Minister explains why both equity and quality need to be at the heart of music education: Thank you Munira [Murza,…
Guidance for Governors
Music Mark recently collaborated with the National Governors’ Association and Arts Council England to produce guidance for cultural education, including a document…
Culture White Paper
The Department of Culture, Media & Sport recently published the Cultural White Paper, setting out the government’s ambition and strategy for the…
‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’ – The Education White Paper
The Department for Education published their ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’, the education white paper, on 17th March 2016 – you can read the…
‘Please stop telling us that the arts subjects are worth less than others’ – The Opinion of a Teacher
Last night was GCSE options evening. That time of year when you get to stand at a stall and sell your subject,…
Stem subject snobbery: a student’s view on why arts subjects matter
This 16-year-old says taking GCSE dance was the best decision she ever made – why is everyone so negative about it? “Y’know,…
Chancellor endorses art for art’s sake
Public funding for the creative industries is about more than simply an economic calculation, it’s “an investment in who we are as a…
