COVID-19 – Advice For Pupils, Staff & Parents/Carers
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Newave Music Education in Coventry Schools
Newave Education is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership between Coventry Music Service and Newave Music and Arts Education. After successfully tendering to become part of the framework agreement with the council, Newave will be working closely with both...
Staffordshire University PGCE Visit Ingestre Hall
Over a two-day period, Ingestre Hall hosted a series of sessions for PGCE students from Staffordshire University. The purpose of these sessions was to allow all of the PGCE students to develop their own creativity as well as learning new teaching skills. Inspiration...
School Funding – Big City Schools Hit In Latest Shake-up
The biggest shake-up of school funding in England for decades will see less money for big cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham and bigger budgets for schools in the suburbs and shires. Education Secretary Justine Greening has announced a new...
Creative Education – Arts engagement reduces reoffending
Taking part in Creative Education and arts activities reduces the chance of young offenders committing another crime by up to a fifth, claims new research. According to statistics from the Cultural Learning Alliance, young offenders who engage in the arts are 18% less...
Arts and culture sector acting on climate change
The arts and culture sector’s engagement with environmental sustainability is reducing carbon emissions and saving money, according to a report on our environmental sustainability programme published today (24 November). Sustaining Great Art 2015-16 published...
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It shouldn’t, but it always amazes me how articulate and thought-provoking young people can be and how valuable their contribution is to any discussion they are invited to be involved in about their music education. In 2018 I decided that our theme for the annual conference would be Youth Voice. ... [...]
As we build back after pandemic restrictions have eased, striving to incorporate the voices of young people in our decision-making is more important than ever. Most of the organisations within the music education sector exist to enrich the lives of young people, but are they involving those same young people... [...]
When parents and carers are often the decision-makers in what children learn beyond the classroom, it is essential that we can get them on board with musical learning. CEO Bridget Whyte reflects on Get Playing – our latest national campaign to celebrate the benefits of music and signpost parents to... [...]
Leading music company Hal Leonard Europe (HLE) has announced that it is continuing its support for Youth Music, the UK’s leading music charity, via its Musicroom.com webstore. Throughout September, HLE is donating 1% of sales of selected instruments, gear and accessories from Musicroom’s range to Youth Music with #Buytogive, which will... [...]
After plans were unexpectedly put on hold last April, independent music charity Lewisham Music are delighted to finally be launching their premises above The Fellowship and Star to the community this September. The newly refurbished Grade II Listed HQ – seconds from Bellingham station – contains Lewisham Music offices; fully... [...]
Head teachers have warned of fake consent letters for Covid vaccines being circulated in schools. [...]
New LGBT students share their hopes and concerns as analysis reveals the extra challenges they face. [...]
Tenants are being evicted due to rent arrears built up during the pandemic, an investigation finds. [...]
BBC stars and staff invite teenagers to share their stories to help recover from the pandemic. [...]
Women tell their stories as the number of parents having a baby via surrogacy increases. [...]
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