Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Research on link between music education and academic achievement
Researchers from the University of Kansas have confirmed what decades of anecdotal evidence and the evidence on this site and elsewhere suggests:…
Darren Henley: ‘Any cut in funding worries me’
“I thought you might ask that!” Arts Council England’s chief executive is waving a piece of paper at me, sheepish yet triumphant….
Ebacc for All. Shackles on or off? – Tom Sherrington
This week, School’s Minister, Nick Gibb, gave this speech setting out the social justice case for an academic curriculum – aka making the Ebacc…
British music industry boosts economy by £4.1bn
Artists like Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Paloma Faith helped the British music industry contribute £4.1bn to the UK economy in 2014….
Philip Pullman decries ‘terrible state’ of children’s education in the arts
Children’s education in the arts is in a “terrible state” thanks to an obsession with exams and league tables, the award-winning novelist…
Professor Lloyd Webber strikes right note on music education
A new concert hall for London costing half a billion pounds? You can see why Julian Lloyd Webber, the cellist and principal…
Bob and Roberta Smith: Why does art in school matter?
A new exhibition of Bob and Roberta’s work has opened at the William Morris Gallery in London, based around his rallying slogans:…
A Window to the World – Video on importance of arts & creativity in education
A window to the world is a small film made by teachers at The St Marylebone CE School about the importance of…
“Creative artists have ‘moral responsibility’ to become school governors” – Darren Henley
People who work in the arts have a “moral responsibility” to become school governors, the new chief executive of Arts Council England…
Dramatic SATs results increase at schools working with Opera North
Opera North is celebrating a dramatic increase in academic achievement at two primary schools where Opera North Education delivers large scale Community…
Study shows the development benefits of jamming with toddlers
Playing music with toddlers could benefit their development even more than shared reading, according to University of Queensland research. A UQ-led study…
ABRSM & Music for Youth Video: How children can benefit from making music
Joe Broughton’s musical interaction with school kids outside Symphony hall. Clips of Music for Youth’s artist in residence, Joe Broughton, conducting a…
