Sector News
An update to the Capital Grant for Musical Instruments
We recently held an event alongside the Music Industries Association where Arts Council England and the Department for Education gave an update…
Teachers’ Pension Scheme: An update for employers
An update on the Teachers Pension Scheme for employers with teachers in the scheme. On 11th March, the Department for Education confirmed…
Advanced British Standard: Share your views
The Department for Education consultation on the proposed reforms to post-16 education is open and will close on 20th March 2024. Your…
Music Hub Partnership Opportunity with AYM
Musical talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t; family finances and other obstacles too often get in the way. Awards for Young Musicians…
Response from the new Schools Minister
On the 23rd November, we wrote to the new Schools Minister to introduce Music Mark and outline our view of the current…
Accessible Formats in Music Education: Music Hub Partnership Opportunity
RNIB, the Royal National Institute of Blind People, is the UK’s leading sight loss charity, offering practical and emotional support to blind…
Teachers’ Pensions Scheme: Transitional Protection Regulations
Government consultation response, July 2023 If you were a member of the TPS on 31st March 2012 and had continuous service until…
A Letter to the new Schools Minister
On 13th November 2023, Damian Hinds was appointed as the new Schools Minister. Last week we wrote to The Minister to offer…
Holiday Pay Clarity Reached
Following the Harpur Trust vs Brazel case, the UK government consulted early in 2023 on proposals to change the law on calculating…
The closure of Oxford Brookes’ music department
We are extremely concerned to read of the proposed closure, in 2026, of the music programme at Oxford Brookes University, and the…
Music Education Hubs are providing life changing opportunities
Following the publication of a letter sent by the ISM to the (former) Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, Music Mark adds its voice…
“We’re losing both schools and parents”: The Cost of Music Education
Our recent survey has revealed the difficult future facing Music Hubs and Music Services in England, and in turn, the impact it…
