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Bridget’s Blog on the refreshed National Plan for Music Education: How Refreshing!

Following Music Mark’s summit events for the sector on 29 June, CEO Bridget Whyte takes stock and reflects on her initial thoughts…

Bridget’s blog: Embracing change with the Talk into Action conference series

Talk Into Action Conference Series: Save the Dates! 9 November – Bristol, MShed 14 November – London, Conway Hall 17 November –…

6th Jun 2022

Introducing….A Common Approach 2022

When we closed the Music Mark central office in London in 2020, one of the biggest decisions was what to do with…

3rd May 2022

Bridget’s Blog: Music, for goodness sake?

How we advocate for music is an ongoing discussion in the music education world. Should we celebrate music for its intrinsic value…

25th Apr 2022

Bridget’s Blog: An Easter break of music-making

As many colleagues head into the first week of their Easter Break (and for others they have just one more week to…

4th Apr 2022

Bridget’s Blog: Refreshing A Common Approach for 2022

When we cleared out the Music Mark office in the Autumn of 2020, we had a difficult decision to make; should we…

28th Mar 2022

Bridget’s Blog: thank you to our music educators

Ahead of the Music and Drama Education Awards on 23 March, Bridget takes a moment to look back at the inspiring contributions…

22nd Mar 2022

Bridget’s Blog: Supporting Music Teachers and Music Hub staff at a Critical Time

Your teaching and wider staff teams are invited to sign up for Music Mark membership free of charge, as part of your…

28th Feb 2022

Bridget’s Blog: Stopping to think and pause

This week, I’m writing my blog as Storm Eunice rages outside my little garden office, and causes chaos and damage across the…

Bridget’s Blog: Turning an idea into a plan, and talk into action  

I have always found starting new projects exciting; taking an idea and discussing where it might lead, developing a plan to implement…

Bridget’s Blog: book a one-to-one with our consultants

In a world where Zoom and Teams are now a part of life, there’s often an impulse to make every conversation that isn’t an…

7th Feb 2022

Bridget’s Blog: what do you need from a Marketing toolkit?

And what is Comms and Marketing anyway?  When I started as CEO at Music Mark, we were a very small team and…

31st Jan 2022

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