The Department for Education’s 2021 Model Music Curriculum (MMC) supports curriculum music in schools during Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. The curriculum development was teacher led, with input from leading musicians and education sector bodies.
Download the 10 Things Schools Should Know About Music booklet and posters in Welsh translations.
This booklet summarises the 10 key benefits of music, from recognition within the National Plan for Music Education that music is an educational building block through to the inclusive nature of music irrespective of abilities.
The Musical Me are dedicated to helping teachers teach music confidently. Through our expert courses, we can help primary music teachers reform primary music education.
London Sinfonietta has created an online offer families, teachers and young people to listen, compose, and create new music. Become a composer or challenge your family and friends to a high score on our app, there’s something for everyone!
Musicroom is growing its index of free materials to support music teachers and students, including free a classroom teaching resources sample pack, and method packs for piano (for adult and young beginners), ukulele and music theory.
Following their huge success in Lockdown 1, all 27 of the free Rhinegold Education lessons plans are now available in one place.
Gareth Malone and Catherine de Sybel introduce songs from their popular whole-school singing book, Bright Star, offering tips on how to teach them, and free lyric and sheet music for the songs.
Watch recordings of the training sessions from our September 2020 CPD Day.
Music leader and Zoom facilitator James Redwood shares the games, exercises and approaches he has found effective in leading workshops remotely.
In early 2021, Mark Phillips discussed music in the context of the Education Inspection Framework including ‘deep dives’.
