Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
Health and Wellbeing Month in association with Help Musicians UK, BAPAM and Musicians Union
The fourth year of Health and Wellbeing Month, a partnership between Help Musicians UK (HMUK), British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM)…
House of Commons Twitter debate on the Ebacc
Ahead of the House of Commons debate on the English Baccalaureate, the @HouseOfCommons Twitter account will be hosting a live Twitter debate…
Music Mark and ISM launch GCSE music research survey
The subject associations for music education have teamed up with the University of Sussex to carry out vital research into music and…
Making Music’s ‘Music Libraries’
Making Music has been campaigning in various parts of the UK to prevent closures and find sustainable solutions for music sets services…
Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason is just what classical music needs
Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE reflects on the importance of music education for all pupils. Click here to read the article.
Ebacc petition reaches 100,000 signatures
The Bacc for the Future campaign has reached the number of petition signatures required for the Ebacc to be considered for debate…
Guidance for Governors
Music Mark recently collaborated with the National Governors’ Association and Arts Council England to produce guidance for cultural education, including a document…
Culture White Paper
The Department of Culture, Media & Sport recently published the Cultural White Paper, setting out the government’s ambition and strategy for the…
‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’ – The Education White Paper
The Department for Education published their ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’, the education white paper, on 17th March 2016 – you can read the…
Local Government and the Arts: the future
Arts Council Chair urges local authorities as arts and culture funding falls. Sir Peter Bazalgette urged local authorities to work with the…
The Importance of Music Education
What if there was one activity that could benefit every student in every school across the nation? An activity that could improve…
Nick Gibb at the London Mayor’s Summit on Music Education
The Schools Minister explains why both equity and quality need to be at the heart of music education: Thank you Munira [Murza,…
