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£25m for instruments as music hubs and PE premium extended

Schools asked to “offer at least one hour of music curriculum a week”,
with a ‘music development plan’ and music lead

Still no date for national music plan, but another expert panel

The government has assembled a panel of music grandees to help produce its national plan for music education (NPME), but steered clear of confirming when the delayed plan will finally be published. The NPME was supposed to be published last autumn, but it was delayed during the pandemic and is now only promised “early next […]

Music education hubs struggle to attract older pupils

The number of pupils receiving whole-class ensemble teaching through music education hubs has risen by a fifth since 2013, however a new study has also found a “worrying drop” in the take-up of area-based ensembles by older pupils. The drop in numbers of youngsters playing in “area-based ensembles” – particularly those aged 14 to 18 […]