Supporting Schools
The Music Education Hub is a partnership of organisations, led by Westmorland & Furness Service, which supports schools to ensure that all children and young people in Cumbria have access to high quality music education and experiences.
How can we help?
Thank you as always for your support. Music is an essential part of our curriculum and without your services, our children could not achieve the standards they do.
- Headteacher St Cuthberts, Windermere
The Music Services are the main organisations delivering music teaching in schools throughout Cumbria. These are part of Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils, and have teams of specialist music teachers providing schools and pupils with a wide range of musical experiences. See what we offer and book music tuition for your school:
What the Government Requires
National Plan for Music Education
The new National Plan for Music Education, The power of music to change lives, was published in June 2022 and sets out the vision for music education and how this can be achieved through partnerships with schools, music hubs, the music and creative sector, and others.
The DoE has a list of resources for those looking for further information or support around music education, including careers advice. The power of music to change lives: resources - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Music Mark signposts useful resources to support the new National Plan for Music Education 2022: The Power of Music to Change Lives | Music Mark
- The government first laid out its requirements for music education in 2011 in the National Plan for Music Education.
- “Children from all backgrounds and every part of England should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument; to make music with others; to learn to sing; and to have the opportunity to progress to the next level of excellence.”
- In 2014 music was included in the new National Curriculum.
National Curriculum: music programmes of study
These are the statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for music at Key Stages 1 to 3. They are issued by law; you must follow them unless there’s a good reason not to.
Resources
Music Mark: Get Playing
Whether it’s singing, creating, playing an instrument, or enjoying listening to music, evidence shows that engaging with music from a young age has many benefits. Plus, it’s great fun!
Get Playing is a national campaign by Music Mark which celebrates some of the amazing benefits of musical learning, whilst signposting young learners to their local music hub/service. Download the poster here for your school:
#CanDoMusic
This campaign has been created to support school and instrumental music teachers and signpost them to practical resources so that children and teachers #CanDoMusic in school.
Explore helpful resources so you #CanDoMusic in school.
