Music Mark News
The latest developments in the music education sector
Julian Lloyd Webber takes up post at Birmingham Conservatoire
The news comes almost a year after Lloyd Webber was forced to retire from playing the cello because of a neck injury…
Nicky Morgan warns against ‘scatter-gun’ use of pupil premium
Education secretary Nicky Morgan is set to warn schools they must not spend pupil premium funding in a “scatter-gun fashion.” In a…
Centre for Young Musicians collaborates with Saffron Hall on Saturday school
October 2015 will see the opening of the third music centre established outside London by the Morley College based Centre for Young…
BYMT new video – Students past and present
Bromley Youth Music Trust has put together a short video of past and present students speaking about how BYMT and the music…
London joins towns and cities across the UK for first National Busking Day
London will host a massive party featuring live music and street performance, when it joins forces with towns cities across the country…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Nicky Morgan Speech: Preparing children for a successful future through the Ebacc
Education Minister Nicky Morgan discusses changes to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) at King Solomon Academy, London. Thank you so much for the…
Seven questions inspectors will ask schools under Ofsted’s new regime
Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s chief inspector, today set out the biggest changes to education inspection in this country in more than 20…
