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Music: a guide for governing boards

This updated guide provides valuable information for governors of schools across England about the importance, benefits, and value of music education.

Download the 2022 updated version of the school governors guide to Music Education by Arts Council England (ACE) in partnership with the National Governors Association (NGA) and Music Mark.

This document provides valuable information for governors of schools across England about the importance, benefits, and value of music education within and beyond a schools’ curriculum.

As well as the guide to Music, there are also updated versions of the guides for Art, Culture & Creativity; Art, Craft & Design; Dance; and Drama. All of the guides can be downloaded from the Arts Council England website.

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Music Mark

The UK Association for Music Education

National Governance Association

The National Governance Association (NGA) is the membership organisation for governors, trustees and clerks of state schools in England.

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