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New music Education Monitoring Board with a wide range
of expertise launched by Government
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Board will help ensure that all children and young
people have the opportunity to learn music
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The Board will be chaired by , CBE
A team of experts has been brought together by the Government to
make sure that all children and young people have access to
high-quality music education. The new music Education Monitoring
Board consists of over ten panel members with a wealth of
experience ranging from teachers to music industry
representatives.
Last year, the Government set out its National Plan for Music
Education to 2030, which ensures that all young people
and children have the opportunity to progress in the world of
music by learning to sing, play an instrument and create music
together.
Under these plans, all children and young people will experience
a broad musical culture in schools and education settings and
will access a high-quality music curriculum, as exemplified by
the Model Music Curriculum, published in 2021. Starting this
September, schools are also being asked to teach music for at
least an hour a week as part of their music development plan,
supported by our national network of Music Hubs.
From September 2024, Music Hubs will also receive £25 million to
fund a wide variety of instruments for children and young people,
to be played in and out of school, including adapted instruments
for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
The Board will keep track of the progress in delivering the
commitments in the plan and will be chaired by CBE, . The panel of experts will
have its first meeting later this month and plan to meet termly.
Schools Minister said:
“Every pupil should have the opportunity to be taught
a high-quality music curriculum, introducing them to the
world’s best music and ensuring they are taught to read and write
musical notation.
“Music offers an enriching experience which is why we want all
schools to teach a fulfilling music curriculum. The new board,
chaired by , will help our schools
deliver this by guiding the implementation of the National Plan
for Music Education.”
CBE, , said:
“I am delighted to be chairing the Monitoring Board, continuing
the work we started in 2021. It is so important to do all we can
to ensure that high quality music is embedded in schools and
accessible to young people from all backgrounds.
“This is vital for the pipeline of talent and for the future of
our great orchestras, the music industry and the wider creative
industries.”
Notes to editors
Terms of reference for the board can be found here: National plan for music
education monitoring board - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The aims of the refreshed National Music for Education plan are
for all children and young people to:
- experience a broad musical culture in schools and education
settings, accessing high-quality curricular and co-curricular
music, and progressing into appropriate qualifications
- access the expertise, instruments, technology and facilities
they need to learn, create and share their music
- engage with a range of enrichment opportunities to play and
sing, to perform, create and experience live music, and have
their music heard
- have opportunities to progress their musical interests and
talents, and routes into a variety of music careers
- be supported by a skilled and dynamic workforce
The Government also expects music education to be fully
inclusive, so that all music educators:
- commit to achieving greater access and more opportunity in
music education, identifying and removing barriers, including for
children in low-income families and children with special
educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- take action to support increasing access, opportunity,
participation, and progression of groups that are currently
under-represented in music
- support understanding of inclusive music education and skills
development among teachers, tutors, practitioners and leaders,
informed by high-quality research and evidence
