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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Calling all parents! Want to support your child’s music making?
Is your child mad about music? Could they be? If so, at what age should they start learning to sing, play an…
Funding commitment to boost arts in education from PHF
Organisations with “ambitious plans to widen access to and deepen participation in the arts” are set to benefit from new plans being…
David Lan denounces ‘narrow’ approach to arts education
Young Vic artistic director David Lan has criticised the government’s “narrow” approach to arts in education. Lan stressed the importance not only…
CBI head calls for GCSEs to be scrapped
The head of the CBI says a date must be set in the next five years to scrap GCSEs and introduce an…
Ofsted purges 40% of inspectors
Ofsted is ditching 40 per cent of its contracted inspectors after assessing them as not good enough to judge schools reliably, TES can reveal….
Music Education and the Multiplier Effect
The value of incorporating music into a child’s education cannot be understated. There is a heap of incontestable research showing that an…
Majority of school leaders would risk lower Ofsted ratings by not offering EBacc to all pupils
A survey of school leaders and teachers has shown they would not make the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) compulsory for all pupils and…
Academic subjects alone won’t ‘set every child up for life’ – John Newbigin
It’s no surprise that Nicky Morgan is in favour of the English baccalaureate (EBacc). But what is genuinely puzzling is her assertion that “evidence…
Music tourists give £3bn boost to UK economy
Foreign music fans visiting the UK for gigs and festivals boosted the economy by £3.1bn in 2014, a report says. The report…
