Music: a guide for governing boards
Added to website 29/03/2023. Updated 17/04/2024.
This updated guide provides valuable information for governors of schools across England about the importance, benefits, and value of music education.
Download the 2022 updated version of the school governors guide to Music Education by Arts Council England (ACE) in partnership with the National Governors Association (NGA) and Music Mark.
This document provides valuable information for governors of schools across England about the importance, benefits, and value of music education within and beyond a schools’ curriculum.
As well as the guide to Music, there are also updated versions of the guides for Art, Culture & Creativity; Art, Craft & Design; Dance; and Drama. All of the guides can be downloaded from the Arts Council England website.
About the Provider
Arts Council England
Arts Council England is an arm's length non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Music Mark
We are a membership organisation, Subject Association, and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) advocating for excellent musical learning in and out of school.
National Governance Association
The National Governance Association (NGA) is the membership organisation for governors, trustees and clerks of state schools in England.
