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The latest developments in the music education sector
Ten Pieces II – Book free cinema tickets
Screenings of Ten Pieces II for secondary age pupils will be shown around the UK during the week of 5th October. Visit…
Verdi, Beethoven and Puccini could help beat heart disease
Doctors could prescribe music to beat heart disease, after research found recordings by Verdi, Beethoven and Puccini can lower the blood pressure….
Eurovision Song Contest now a university course
Despite being more than 8,000 miles away from Europe, Australia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever this…
George Osborne’s £4.5bn savings plan: what’s being cut?
Schools, colleges and universities Both the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills – the government’s two main…
How to make a classical superstar – Britain’s conservatoires and their graduates
If you asked someone to list the things that have made Britain admired round the world, it’s a fair bet our musical…
School’s replacement for levels spans early years to GCSE
A Hampshire secondary school has developed an assessment system to run from its primary cluster’s early years classes right up to GCSE….
8 Things Top Practicers Do Differently
As my kids were (begrudgingly) practicing their Tae Kwon Do patterns not long ago, I caught myself telling my oldest that he had…
Education department faces £450m of savings
The Department for Education budget faces savings of £450m, as part of a Treasury announcement to bring down public debt this year….
UCAS Conservatoires received record number of applications in 2014
The UCAS Conservatoires scheme received a record 7,985 applications in 2014. Around two thirds of these applicants applied to undergraduate courses. According…
British acts account for 1 in 7 albums sold worldwide
One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay helped UK artists account for one in seven of the albums sold globally during 2014, the…
Culture Minister backs campaign to revamp Bristol’s Colston Hall
Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey has given his backing to the next stage of revamping Bristol’s much-loved Colston Hall. He said during a…
A blueprint for the Creative Industries – Sir Peter Bazalgette
When on trade trips abroad leading politicians have always loved a bit of star dust. They’ve been quick to promote our Creative…
