This collection of resources will help you understand how the government’s plans for devolution and local government reorganisation are impacting music education. Find out more about what Music Mark is doing to support its Members through these changes and stay up to date with the latest news.
Demos has revealed that the government has inherited a “black hole” in its budget for music education amounting to a £161.4m shortfall.
Music Mark’s podcast dives into important topics and challenges facing the music education sector, speaking to a range of exciting guests and providing you with resources and advice to improve your practice.
Why Music? from Wiltshire Music Connect, provides a range of resources to explain why music matters to children and young people.
Take a look at our annual review for the academic year 2023/24 to find out how we have been supporting our members and the wider music education sector, and how we plan to continue to support, connect and influence in the future.
This Is Not A Rehearsal is Music Mark’s campaign to raise awareness and encourage action around the climate crisis within the music education sector, giving you the tools and knowledge to make climate-conscious changes that help protect our planet.
In our 10th birthday year, our 2023 Annual Conference celebrated the achievements of the last decade of music education and looked forward to what the next 10 years might hold. Access information and resources in our conference archive.
In Spring 2024, Music Mark invited members to discuss the charity’s advocacy work and to help inform our political goals in a general election year, before running a session on Political Advocacy with arts and public affairs consultants and campaigning and electoral law experts.
Music Mark has announced the development of six calls to action which will be presented to all political parties ahead of the UK election this year. The purpose of the six calls to action is to make the case to any new UK government that it should prioritise music education, understand its value and appreciate the positive impact music can have on health, wellbeing, academic achievement, and soft skills.
Take a look at our annual review for the academic year 2022/23 to find out how we have been supporting our members and the wider music education sector, and how we plan to continue to support, connect and influence in the future.
