Music improvement, development and support (MIDAS) Visits

Cumbria Music Hub offers personalised advice and support to schools through our programme of music support visits. We have already worked with over 200 primary and secondary schools. Headteachers and music co-ordinators have found the process useful for planning their music offer and identifying CPD needs.

What is a MIDAS visit?

Short for 'Music improvement, development and support' a MIDAS visit is a one-to-one session to help you evaluate your school's musical provision, plan for its development and identify relevant opportunities from CMH.  

How does it work?

• We will get in touch with you to arrange a suitable time and let you know who will be visiting
• We’ll arrange to meet your Music Coordinator and/or Head for a conversation of up to an hour guided by a nationally accredited self-assessment document
• The programme is funded by the grant we receive from the DfE managed by Arts Council England so there is no cost to your school
• This process is completely confidential between your school and our Hub representative. We use the recommendations from each review to plan and develop our response to school needs

What are the benefits?

• Manageable, tailored objectives for moving forward
• Free access to a planning programme from Reception to Year 6 to streamline planning and assessment
• You will also receive a year’s membership to Music Mark and use of their logo, paid for by us

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Thanks to you we have many good examples of high quality music provision in schools in Cumbria - through the annual data returns you provide to us as well as through collaboration on projects and events. The aim of the Cumbria Music Education Hub is to facilitate partnerships which helps all of us to succeed in providing high quality music for the children and young people of Cumbria.