Music Mark News
The latest developments in the music education sector
Music-making programme supports children facing tough circumstances to develop their talents
Awards for Young Musicians (AYM), an organisation helping young people from low-income backgrounds to progress musically, has been awarded funding for the…
Music Education Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the Music Education Council Music Education Awards 2016 has been announced. It follows MEC’s announcement on 9 November of…
A new Sing Up Foundation
As part of its 10th Birthday celebrations, Sing Up has announced that it will be creating a new charity – the Sing…
Ofsted Annual Report 2015/16: education, early years and skills
Ofsted has published its Annual Report (the last from HMCI, Sir Michael Wilshaw). The report looks at the evidence and findings on…
Sound Connections’ Training Programme for Group Teaching Survey
Sound Connections is currently working on behalf of a music education organisation in order to understand in greater depth the needs and…
Creative Higher Education Providers Contribute More Than £8 Billion To UK Economy
Creative-focused universities, colleges and institutions contribute £8.4bn and over 310,000 jobs to the UK economy. A new report into the economic impact of these…
RPS Awards open on 28th November 2016
The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards open for nominations on Monday, 28th November 2016. RPS wants to receive nominations from all over the UK and…
Award success for Ten Pieces
Congratulations to the BBC Ten Pieces team for winning two awards – a Children’s BAFTA and an RTS North West Award. Read…
Music and football share the stage
Communities in the West End of Newcastle starred in their own life stories alongside Royal Northern Sinfonia at St James’ Park. ‘We,…
Autumn Statement summary
Yesterday’s Autumn Statement included a few announcements relevant to the world of music education, including: the Royal Society of Arts has been…
Creative Industries Federation responds to the Autumn Statement
John Kampfner, chief executive of the Creative Industries Federation, said: “We recognise that this is a sober and cautious Autumn Statement from…
NFER Evaluation of In Harmony
Arts Council England commissioned NFER to undertake a national evaluation of In Harmony from 2012/13 to 2014/15. In Harmony aims to inspire…
