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Hub Watch

Submitted by James Garnett on 27 April 2012 : 5PM :

The announcement of the successful bids for funding as Hub Lead Organisations is expected on Friday 4 May. The vision for Hubs in the National Music Plan embraces both a desire to address the “patchiness” in provision that Darren Henley identified in his Review and also a requirement to respond to local circumstances and needs. This localism, combined with a bidding process that encouraged creative approaches to delivering the defined outcomes, is likely to result in a kaleidoscopic array of models, based on a host of different partnerships around the country.

A tale of five conferences

Submitted by James Garnett on 31 March 2012 : 11AM :

I have been to four conferences of various types over the last nine days, meeting a wonderful variety of people from music education and beyond. In the meantime, booking is now open for NAME's 2012 conference and planning well advanced. In this blog I will reflect on some highlights of all five conferences.

Delegates at NAME Conference 2011

NAME National Conference 2012

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“I would never miss the annual NAME Conference,” says music Advanced Skills Teacher Maggie Goble.   “It’s a very fine conference which I always go to.”

Maggie is again planning to attend this year’s National Association of Music Educators Conference, which takes place on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 October at Yarnfield Park Conference Centre, Stone, Staffordshire.
She sees it as a unique opportunity to experience continuing professional development, enjoy practical training workshops and keynote addresses and hear the latest research.

Bursaries for NAME Conference

 

Bursaries are available for teachers attending their first NAME Conference.  The bursaries, sponsored by Trinity College London and Victoria College Examinations, can be used to attend one or both days.

NAME Partnership with Ashgate Publishing

Ashgate Publishing now offer NAME members a 20% discount on a selection of relevant books.

Ofsted provides essential reading for all Music Educators and School Leaders

NAME welcomes Ofsted’s report on music education because it places music - musical sound -  firmly at the heart of high quality music education.

Through the report itself, and through the six films that accompany it, Ofsted has provided a vivid picture of what good and outstanding music education looks like. There is stark evidence that this picture is not sufficiently widespread in the experience of children and young people. However, the report’s seven recommendations provide clear guidance on how all those involved in music education, including headteachers, can work together to reduce inequality of provision and improve the quality.