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Resources to support music education within primary provision


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Read our summary of the Ofsted subject report on the quality of music education in the schools inspected in England.

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Meet the instruments with Aurora Orchestra and friends! This resource for EYFS, KS1 and SEND settings is a perfect introduction to the orchestra and includes hundreds of activities and audio extracts, plus twelve catchy songs to learn with your class.

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This report, commissioned by Britten Pears Arts with support from Suffolk Music Hub and Norfolk & Norwich Festival Bridge, maps Suffolk’s state school music provision in response to the 2022 National Plan for Music Education and finds that music education should hold a similar status to other core curriculum subjects because of its important role in boosting pupils’ wellbeing.

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An ebook by Sue Nicholls consisting of singing activities for scrunchies, lycra sheets and parachutes.

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The Alice Sound is a collection of cross-curricular learning resources for young people, schools and teachers, opening up and exploring the sound world of the iconic books by Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

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Music Mark has developed template documents to help schools prepare their School Music Development Plan.

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In this article, Suzanne Hall asks music educators to consider how they can use children’s books in the classroom: ‘Children’s literature in the elementary music classroom promotes imaginative play and contributes to exposure and dramatic arts involvement’.

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Free to all state schools, Finish This… is a digital composition programme from the English National Opera, suitable for KS2, KS3 and SEND learners. Bringing a fusion of opera, film and animation into your classroom, as a creative springboard for collaborative composition work.

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Sparkyard is a brand-new subscription platform from Out of the Ark and recent winner of the Outstanding Music Education Resource award at the Music and Drama Education Awards 2023.

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Are you overwhelmed and not sure where to begin in order to find funding for young musicians? AYM have collated a list of national and local opportunities to get you started.

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