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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Teach youngsters music and they will soar – Julian Lloyd Webber
Anyone who watched the Channel 4 documentary Don’t Stop the Music last week (the second instalment screens tonight) could be forgiven for…
Conductor Oramo ends UK’s Proms season with plea for music for children
Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo brought the 120th season of the United Kingdom’s BBC Proms festival of classical music to a close in…
No school “outstanding” without the arts – Kevin Brennan MP
Creativity is the central quality that makes us human. Since humans painted striking images of the animals they hunted on the walls…
Wellbeing analysis makes stronger case for the arts
A focus on wellbeing would lead funders to place a greater emphasis on participatory arts, says Parliamentary report. Following a year-long inquiry,…
Sir Simon Rattle: “Learning music is a birthright”
Sir Simon Rattle says learning music is a birthright and musicians should start young. In an interview with the Observer, the English…
School Minister Announces Rate of Education Services Grant for 15-16
The Minister of State for Schools (David Laws MP): I am today announcing the rates of the Education Services Grant (ESG) in…
Fairer school funding: Government statement
The Rt Hon David Laws MP: I am today announcing how we will allocate £390 million of additional schools funding to the least fairly funded…
Cutting music lessons will ‘cost soul of the nation’ warn musicians after drop in funding
Radiohead’s classically trained guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Julian Lloyd Webber are also among the high-profile musicians supporting the campaign. The celebrated violinist Nicola…
Cameron hosts party to celebrate contribution of the arts
Helena Bonham Carter couldn’t think of “anything intelligent” to say about the government’s record on the arts, while Conservative peer Lord Fellowes…
