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Seeing the whole child as a learner
Why don't we assess across a broad curriculum and acknowledge that learning is complex and uneven?
Governors, finance and music service provision
Governors appreciate what children achieve and are prepared to finance.
OFSTED, the 2019 framework and music
Opportunities are offered by the framework to include music in your intent.
Music hubs and their wider offer
Engaging with a music hub enables music opportunities in & beyond school
Music provision and primary school finance
The financial implication especially as class teachers join in.
Headteachers and music services
Effective specialists enrich provision, heads should monitor delivery.
Music service input assists the gifted and talented
Identifying those with an aptitude and providing suitable support.
Music service input to educate the whole child
Music benefits diverse needs, those vulnerable and low with self-esteem.
Music service input creating wider opportunities
Promoting opportunities to perform in school and beyond.
OFSTED, Deep Dives and Music.
Ensuring children understand their learning in Music with watertight links.
Intent, a curriculum map suitable for OFSTED
The whole curriculum needs to be respected. Intent for Music.
Learning brass instruments, transferrable skills
KS2 sometimes change instruments as skills evolve. This is encouraged.
Learning brass instruments in KS2.
Whole class teaching to take first steps with a brass instrument.
Vocal Starters. 'My Name is Joe' commentary
Vocal specialist explains rationale behind this kinaesthetic vocal starter.
Peter & The Wolf. Planning
The teacher explains the planning around a Y4 module on Peter & The Wolf.
Music and academic attainment
An interview with Professor Martin Fautley discussing the wider academic benefits of Music following the publication ...
Is Music under threat in secondary schools?
An interview with Professor Martin Fautley that presents evidence on an emerging decline of curriculum time and teach...
Embedding Music in the School
These students recount their experiences learning music in school. Their intrinsic motivation comes from enjoyment bu...
Cross Curricular Links
These pupils describe some of their experiences learning music in a whole class setting and the useful cross curricul...
Effective string crossing
In this advanced group violin lesson, the teacher breaks the difficulty of 'string crossing' into smaller component p...
WCIT: Pupils Perspective
These children comment on the experience of learning through whole class teaching supported by the local music service.