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Elton John backs Ed Sheeran’s call for UK to put £250m into music education Coldplay, Harry Styles and Stormzy also join the Suffolk songwriter in campaigning for music funding in schools Elton John, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Stormzy and Central Cee are among the artists backing a call from Ed Sheeran for Keir Starmer to commit £250m of funding for music education. As part of his newly launched Ed Sheeran Foundation, the Suffolk songwriter is campaigning for music funding in schools, training for music teachers, funding for grassroots venues and spaces, apprenticeships in music and a more diverse music curriculum. Continue reading...

Elton John backs Ed Sheeran’s call for UK to put £250m into music education

🎻 NOYO Ensembles are auditioned because they're for young disabled musicians who could progress towards a career in music if there were no barriers. There's no requirement to read music or to have taken graded exams to apply.

✨ 11-25 year-olds musicians can apply by 31 March 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/

'The new centre will take over the role of overseeing Music Hubs, which support curriculum music in schools and provide extra-curricular music activities including instrumental lessons, from Arts Council England.' Really? #musiceducation

Looking forward to reading your thoughts on this, along with those of @allydaubney.bsky.social and @proffautley.bsky.social

Young people to benefit from creative education boost New package announced to support young people to access high-quality arts education and enrichment activities as well as AI and tech opportunities.

And another announcement, including the establishment of a National Centre for Arts and Music Education. Music Hubs likely to be pleased that they get a mention here as suggests the government sees them as a long term fixture.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

The Curriculum & Assessment Review Interim Report is out: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Shared this with our music service tutor panel. An excellent read!

Prof. Martin Fautley, together with Ally Daubney wrote the new curriculum documents which are available for all music educators to access.

Music is an essential part of a rich a broad curriculum, use this framework to create joyful engagement of music within the classroom. @ism-music.bsky.social

Really enjoying playing contemporary music again with #comalondon - a diverse range of music too! Concert @qmul.ac.uk on March 8.

Climate Action Report - Make My Money Matter Make My Money Matter's 2024 Climate Action Report ranking the UK's biggest pension providers on their climate action. How does yours rank?

makemymoneymatter.co.uk/pensions/ Green your pension.

Yep. Shocking!

#MMConference24 If you listen to a streamed album >27 times, better to buy a copy on CD! @tomkiehl.bsky.social #ukmusic

A reminder to do what’s right, not what’s popular.

Small Things Like These - a beautiful film which embodies the novel. So happy to have seen it!

Would love to be added, please, so that I can be part of the conversation!