Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Music education resources for special educational needs & disability provision
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This engaging, practical resource sets out twelve original projects for making music inclusively with children and young people of all ages who have special abilities or needs, including those with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those on the autism spectrum, those who have a vision or hearing impairment, and those with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
Music Mark has developed template documents to help schools prepare their School Music Development Plan.
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.
In April 2023, Aurora Orchestra joined Music Mark to discuss its musical resources for Early Years, Key Stage 1, and SEND teachers.
Soundabout uses music to create musical communities without barriers, ensuring that people with complex and additional needs have a voice and a way to be heard. These training videos explore Soundabout techniques and practice.
Little Soundabout and Soundabout Life are a collection of free online musical resources for children and young adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families, carers, and professionals.
Key findings from pioneering an inclusive national youth orchestra.
An introduction to Trinity College’s new Awards and Certificates in Musical Development for people with learning difficulties.
On 17 May 2022, The Welsh Government release their National Plan for Music Education. Find out more about the plan in our collated list of resources.
Discover a world where music brings stories to life in this resource for EYFS, KS1 and SEND settings. Watch Aurora Orchestra’s production of Tchaikovsky and the Magical Toy Box and explore hundreds of related activities.
