Training & Events
Discover inspiring music education training and events around the UK.
Music Mark Members are encouraged to take advantage of our year-round offer of professional development opportunities including peer groups and our mentoring and coaching programme.
Prepare your school for the new English National Plan for Music Education, with this instalment of the Secondary Music Teaching Series. The session is lead by Jenetta Hurst.
Help contribute and advocate for the starting of a new peer group to help connect those organising events and ensemble performances in music education and with young people.
Join Ableton to learn more about their efforts to foster creativity, support accessibility, and open pathways for music makers via case studies and product offerings for music hubs.
An opportunity for colleagues across the UK music education sector to discuss how they are getting involved in This Is Not A Rehearsal, and raise ideas or challenges surrounding their work and the climate crisis.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on Transgender and Non-Binary awareness, to help people finding confidence in understanding, supporting and making space for Gender Diverse people.
Build your confidence in using spreadsheets and how to best use them to present and analyse your data.
Learn how to advocate for your subject in secondary schools with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
This teacher education aims to help educators understand the ‘values perception gap’, how to close it and its impact on young people’s wellbeing.
Delve into the essential financial principles crucial for any organisation, with valuable insights, practical tools and resources in this six part course.
Discover more about how to embed diversity into your school’s Secondary Music teaching with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
Join us for this 2-part Carbon Literacy Certified training course to help you build understanding and develop clear and personalised next steps for your organisation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on trauma-informed practices and approaches.
T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.
Become a Mental Health First Aider with Soundcastle! Join them to explore many practical ways to support mental health in music education settings and gain a FAA Level 2 Award qualification in First Aid for Mental Health
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
Music Mark Members are encouraged to take advantage of our year-round offer of professional development opportunities including peer groups and our mentoring and coaching programme.
Join us for a transformative 2 hour online workshop exploring the power of music in communication, led by an experienced HCPC registered Music Therapist.
Join us for a weekend of practical conducting training, at both Initial and Intermediate levels including podium time for all participants. Bursaries are available for anyone who works with young musicians or any leader who is aged 18 – 25.
In the spotlight is the role of educators in schools, colleges and universities, and everyone working in music education hubs, talent development organisations, and youth and community groups, in providing young people who aspire to work in music with the skills, knowledge and support they need.
Join us for an inspiring training session led by Natasha Hendry. we will explore the challenges faced by underrepresented racial groups in the music sector.
Prepare your school for the new English National Plan for Music Education, with this instalment of the Secondary Music Teaching Series. The session is lead by Jenetta Hurst.
Our diplomas in Music Teaching provide opportunities for teachers to gain recognition for their specialist teaching skills, knowledge and understanding at an advanced level.
This session focusses on different ways of communicating verbally, non-verbally and musically, considering neurodivergence and trauma informed practice.
Help contribute and advocate for the starting of a new peer group to help connect those organising events and ensemble performances in music education and with young people.
Join us on this new professional development programme that puts the focus on careers and trends in the music business, providing music educators with the information, knowledge and contacts they need to advise and support students who seek to pursue a career in music.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.
Safeguarding is something that every person working with vulnerable people should know about. People often attend training, but it doesn’t always address specific common scenarios practitioners can experience in music-making sessions.
Join Ableton to learn more about their efforts to foster creativity, support accessibility, and open pathways for music makers via case studies and product offerings for music hubs.
Join us for a 2 hour session on how to empower young people as they progress from co-creation to taking full leadership and becoming truly autonomous. Led by Wired4Music Associates Shakira Alleyne and Yasmine Dankwah.
An opportunity for colleagues across the UK music education sector to discuss how they are getting involved in This Is Not A Rehearsal, and raise ideas or challenges surrounding their work and the climate crisis.
Discover how the story and songs of The Beatles can play a prominent role in your music curriculum. Includes access to a scheme of work and the chance to win some Beatles-themed ukuleles for your school.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on Transgender and Non-Binary awareness, to help people finding confidence in understanding, supporting and making space for Gender Diverse people.
Build your confidence in using spreadsheets and how to best use them to present and analyse your data.
Learn how to advocate for your subject in secondary schools with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
In this 1.5 hour webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for delivering music activities for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD).
This day-long online course is for all those who want to learn about the foundations of choral leadership, and would suit those new to leading choirs, teachers, community musicians and young choral leaders.
Early years music skills made simple in 90 minutes. This is a quick and easy online session is aimed at practitioners working within Early Years Foundation Stage settings to help organise and deliver fun activities to encourage musical learning.
The Curriculum Music Conference returns to the West Midlands on 22nd January 2025. This conference will provide inspiration for early years, primary and secondary music teachers, covering all aspects of delivering the music curriculum.
Conductor and Vocal Coach Joanna Tomlinson leads a session for amateur singers and choral directors on how to look after your voice. We will not only look at day-to-day vocal health, but also consider what to do if there’s a vocal problem.
The focus of this year’s Conference is equipping teachers with the knowledge and resources to confidently diversify their music teaching and supporting an enriched and inclusive curriculum that speaks to our community.
In this full day webinar you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the history of music.
A six-session programme to support parent-educators to find a sense of balance and control amidst the busy worlds of working in schools and parenting.
Would you like to feel more relaxed about behaviour in delivering whole class creative lessons with primary/elementary age pupils? The session aims to promote the benefits of building positive relationships quickly. Sign-posting to further courses and organisations is provided.
This teacher education aims to help educators understand the ‘values perception gap’, how to close it and its impact on young people’s wellbeing.
This programme supports primary music subject leaders in all aspects of their leadership role including leading, planning and assessing, and delivering music in their schools.
Shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support new and existing heads of department in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.
Join Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Birmingham Music Education Research Group (B-MERG), Birmingham City University, to explore the Listen Imagine Compose Primary research findings and toolkit, consider the report’s implications, and collectively think of next steps to support composing in primary schools.
Two days of practical workshops, music making, discussion and reflection.
Delve into the essential financial principles crucial for any organisation, with valuable insights, practical tools and resources in this six part course.
In this training session, Dr Jenevora Williams will outline the changes in the voice as singers move through into their golden years; help your singers to learn about how to reduce effort and increase stamina, how to maintain a healthy singing voice for a lifetime, and how to avoid vocal illness.
Discover more about how to embed diversity into your school’s Secondary Music teaching with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
Join us for this 2-part Carbon Literacy Certified training course to help you build understanding and develop clear and personalised next steps for your organisation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on trauma-informed practices and approaches.
This fun online session explores ways to ‘be more football’ in the preparation and planning of our music teaching to achieve top scores in learning outcomes. It’s 90 glorious online minutes of revelling in planning your beautiful (teaching) game!
In this 1.5 hour webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.
T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.
Become a Mental Health First Aider with Soundcastle! Join them to explore many practical ways to support mental health in music education settings and gain a FAA Level 2 Award qualification in First Aid for Mental Health
A discussion-based session looking at how to develop music projects.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
Are you a classroom assistant or class teacher who is present during the music lesson which is taught by a music specialist? Perhaps you’re a music educator working with primary-aged children. Are you making the most of your classroom help in your whole class lessons?
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.
A practical and discussion-based session exploring the different ways that musical development can take place when working with young people with physical impairments, sensory impairments, learning difficulties, learning disabilities and how to support this in varied settings.
This programme supports primary music subject leaders in all aspects of their leadership role including leading, planning and assessing, and delivering music in their schools.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for delivering music activities for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD).
Shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support new and existing heads of department in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
In this webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.
In this full day webinar led by Dr Liz Stafford you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the history of music.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.
Develop and validate your skills with The Inclusive Practitioner Certificate of Music Education (CME) – a Level 4 qualification in music education accredited by Trinity College, London.
