A Golden Age for Music Services

Uncertain Times for Music Services

Funding Gap

116b money to provide:

• Wider Opportunities across a whole year group for a year

• 50% continuing tuition

Financial Strategy

• 50% funding for first year of Wider Opportunities

• Schools pay full cost after first year

• 25% funding for a year of continuing tuition as a whole class

“Fantastic Value”

Music Manifesto

A Golden Age for Music Services

Uncertain Times for Music Services

Music Manifesto

Partnership and Advocacy Group

• Joined up thinking

• Partnership working

The Power of Music

• Consultation at Nordoff Robbins, including music therapy, special needs music education, community music

• Work with Sing Up ‘Beyond the Mainstream’

• Identified the need to bring together evidence at a summit for supporting at risk/vulnerable/SEN children, and link to In Harmony

Music ManifestoJoined up Thinking

• The Power of Music – joining up practice

Workforce Development

• MEC workforce development forum in November with a broad range of practitioners

• A daunting landscape with so many different training routes and practitioners weary of being told they need more training

• Teaching Music website has potential to draw together different strands

Music ManifestoJoined up Thinking

• The Power of Music

• Workforce Development

– joining up practice

– joining up practitioners

Stronger Frameworks

• Two roundtable discussions to consult on Health Check Pack to support writing and implementation of LAMPs

• LAMPs offer a unique and exciting opportunity to enhance access of young people to the widest possible range of music making

• Target of April to finalise material, to be ready before the FMS conference

Music ManifestoJoined up Thinking

• The Power of Music

• Workforce Development

• Stronger Frameworks

– joining up practice

– joining up practitioners

– joining up providers

Transition

• Identified a need to support local authorities in developing good practice beyond the wider opportunities year to meet the 50%

• Proposals drawn up with David Price for research through the Paul Hamlyn Foundation for music from year 5 to year 7

• From Wider Opportunities to Musical Futures

Music ManifestoJoined up Thinking

• The Power of Music

• Workforce Development

• Stronger Frameworks

• Transition

– joining up practice

– joining up practitioners

– joining up providers

– joining up provision

Celebrating Our Work

• Awards to celebrate excellence – aim to bring together different award ceremonies to create maximum impact

• Awards for good practice which all can aspire to – engage with different categories of signatories to develop the criteria for a Music Manifesto Charter Mark to define good practice which they should all be pledging

Music ManifestoJoined up Thinking

• The Power of Music

• Workforce Development

• Stronger Frameworks

• Transition

• Celebrating Our Work

– joining up practice

– joining up practitioners

– joining up providers

– joining up provision

– joining up promotion

Music Manifesto Aspirations for Schools

• To deliver 36 hours of curriculum music making to all children each year (key stage 1 to key stage 3) which gives every child, including those with special needs, access to a wide range of high quality live music experiences and a sound foundation in general musicianship which contributes to the wider aims of the curriculum.

• To have a musical production / concert each year which gives every child the opportunity to take part during their time at school.

• To be a Singing School / a Sing Up award holder (key stage 1 and 2)

Music Manifesto Aspirations for Schools• To give every child the opportunity to learn to play a

musical instrument (key stage 2 upwards). Where charges are in place to have a remissions policy to enable access for all children, including free access for looked after children. For schools with pupils at key stage 2 this includes the one year ‘wider opportunities’ sustained tuition programme for all pupils as well as strategies for those wishing to continue after this first year

• Working with other local schools, the music service and other providers to provide directly or to signpost opportunities for singing or playing in groups in a wide variety of styles to enable every young musician to pursue their musical interests out of school time and to receive recognition and accreditation for their achievements in their e-portfolio. Music and performing arts specialist schools will, in addition, provide a leading role.

Music Manifesto Aspirations for Schools

• Working with other local schools, the music service and the local authority to pass on / receive details of pupils’ musical skills, knowledge and interests to enable them to build on their prior achievements when transferring schools.

• To identify and nurture the most talented young musicians across all genres and styles and to enable those that wish to have a pathway to a career in music.

• To support all staff involved in contributing to young people’s music making in school with high quality continuing professional development.

• To ensure the best use of teaching spaces for music, and to consider the development of accommodation for music when improving school buildings, including major projects through Building Schools for the Future.

• To harness the power of children and young people’s music making, both in and out of school to enable them to become:– Successful learners, who enjoy learning, make progress

and achieve– Confident individuals, who are able to live safe, healthy

and fulfilling lives– Responsible citizens, who make a positive contribution to

society

Music Manifesto Aspirations for Schools

Music Manifesto and Music Services

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A Golden Age for Music Services