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Training and events for music teachers, schools, community musicians and more

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.

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Mental Health First Aid With Soundcastle

  • 20th and 27th March 2025
  • 2 Half Days (9.30am - 1pm)
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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Digit Music provide practical strategies to enhance inclusivity, engagement, and sustainability in music education via accessible tools, to empower non-specialist teachers to create lively, inclusive whole class settings.

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Ofsted Update on Music in Schools

  • 12th May 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join Christopher Stevens for an update from Ofsted on music education in schools.

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Increasing Neurodiversity Awareness

  • 6 November 2024 & 14 May 2025
  • 4pm - 5.15pm
  • Online (Zoom)

We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on understanding Neurodiversity, supporting your ‘Learner in Mind’ and more.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 9th June 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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T-Time

  • 19th June 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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Growing Trans & Non-Binary Awareness

  • 8 January 2025 & 2 July 2025
  • 4pm - 5.15pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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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.

Find out more

Mental Health First Aid With Soundcastle

  • 20th and 27th March 2025
  • 2 Half Days (9.30am - 1pm)
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Managing Behaviour in Music Lessons

  • 26th March 2025
  • 16:15 - 17:45
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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The Beatles and the Primary Music Curriculum

  • 26th March 2025
  • 15:30 - 17:00
  • Online (Zoom)

Discover how the story and songs of The Beatles are an ideal compliment to your music curriculum with Resonate, with resources to support curriculum, whole class instrumental and cultural capital opportunities.

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Music Lead Training Day

  • 28th March 2025
  • 10:00 - 16:00
  • ABRSM Offices, 4 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU

Unlock the power of music in your school! Join us for a practical and inspiring one-day course designed specifically for primary school music leaders. Discover fresh ideas and creative approaches to enhance music-making across your setting.

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Choral Lead Training Day

  • 28th March 2025
  • 10:00 - 16:00
  • ABRSM Offices, 4 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU

Bring singing to life in your primary school! Join us for a practical and inspiring one-day course designed to help primary school music leaders develop choral skills and build confidence in leading singing.

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Jessie’s Fund 30th Anniversary Conference – Building the Way Forward Together

  • 3rd April 2025
  • 10:00 - 17:00
  • Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

Join us in celebrating three decades of transformative work in using music with children and young people with life limiting illness and/or SEND and looking to the future of practice. It will be an opportunity to reflect, share and discuss best practice in giving children a voice through music.

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An Introduction to Music-Making for Physically Disabled Children

  • 3rd April 2025
  • 10:30 - 15:30
  • Birmingham City University, City South Campus, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TN, UK

Do you believe in the power of music to change lives? Do you believe that all children and young people should receive a high-quality music education? For children with physical impairments, this starts with having the right instrument or supportive equipment that allows full participation in music.

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Birmingham Conducting Weekend

  • 5th - 6th April 2025
  • 09:30 - 16:30
  • Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT

Join us for a weekend of practical conducting training, at two levels, Initial and Intermediate, including podium time for all participants. Booking options are flexible, attend as a conductor at either level for an individual day or the full weekend, or as an observer to the Intermediate course.

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Join us for a transformative online workshop exploring the power of music in communication, led by an experienced Health and Care Professions Council registered Music Therapist. Whether you’re a musician or teacher, this workshop will help you discover how music can enhance your ability to connect with secondary age children.

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Digit Music provide practical strategies to enhance inclusivity, engagement, and sustainability in music education via accessible tools, to empower non-specialist teachers to create lively, inclusive whole class settings.

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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.

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Primary Music Leadership Certificate

  • 8th May, 5th June, 3rd July 2025
  • 12:30 - 15:00
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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Vocal Leads Experience Day

  • 9th May 2025
  • 10:00 - 16:00
  • ABRSM Offices, 4 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU

Join the ABRSM Voices team for an inspiring day of singing, learning, and innovative ideas! Designed especially for Heads of Voice at Music Hubs and Services and Directors of Music at Multi-Academy Trusts, this training day will equip you with practical strategies to upskill generalist teachers.

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Ofsted Update on Music in Schools

  • 12th May 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

Join Christopher Stevens for an update from Ofsted on music education in schools.

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Join us for a 2 hour online workshop exploring the power music can have within an educational setting.

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Figurenotes: Developing Your Practice

  • 14th, 21st, and 28th May 2025
  • 09:30 - 11:30
  • Online (Zoom)

Create a more accessible music practice. We’ll use Figurenotes as a tool to work through the fundamentals of music – pulse and rhythm skills, composition and creative play, and mixed-ability groups. You’ll learn how to approach these with fun and creativity, building a practice accessible to all.

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Increasing Neurodiversity Awareness

  • 6 November 2024 & 14 May 2025
  • 4pm - 5.15pm
  • Online (Zoom)

We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on understanding Neurodiversity, supporting your ‘Learner in Mind’ and more.

Find out more

Musical Senses Round Table

  • 19th May 2025
  • 09:15 - 14:30
  • Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP

An opportunity for people and organisations involved with the musical education of young people who are Deaf/HoH and Blind/VI to come together to discuss, learn and exchange knowledge and experience.

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Music Education and SEMHD

  • 21st May 2025
  • 16:15 - 17:45
  • Online (Zoom)

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).

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Secondary Music Leadership Certificate

  • 2nd June, 9th June, 23rd June, 30th June, 14th July and 21st July 2025
  • 16:30 - 18:00
  • Online (Zoom)

Finalists in the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support teachers in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.

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Peer Group: Instrumental and Vocal Tutors

  • 9th June 2025
  • 5pm - 6pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Diversifying Primary Music

  • 10th June 2025
  • 16:30 - 18:00
  • Online (Zoom)

In this webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.

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Developing Core Skills in Primary Music

  • 18th June 2025
  • 09:30 - 14:30
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

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T-Time

  • 19th June 2025
  • 4pm - 5pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Managing Behaviour in Music Lessons

  • 24th June 2025
  • 16:00 - 17:30
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood

  • Autumn 2025 - July 2026
  • In person in Birmingham. Online on Zoom.

The Certificate for Music Educators (CME): Early Childhood offers a flexible, part-time, distance-learning qualification in early childhood music. The CME is a recognised National Qualification validated by Trinity College London.

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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.

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Growing Trans & Non-Binary Awareness

  • 8 January 2025 & 2 July 2025
  • 4pm - 5.15pm
  • Online (Zoom)

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.

Find out more

Create Day ’25

  • 8th July 2025
  • 09:15 - 14:45
  • Online (Zoom)

Create Day ’25 – a free mass-participation day of singing, dancing and design with thousands of school children in KS2 classrooms across England celebrating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with dancers and singers from the Royal Ballet and Opera.

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