Working with
the county’s music education hub
SchoolsSept 2015-July 2016 and beyond
Unlock the potential of your pupils and school through music
“There’s plenty of support and hubs can help you find it. Robin Hammerton, Ofsted National Lead for Music, June 2014
www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.ukwww.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk/schools MUSIC x YOUNG PEOPLE = MUSIC x SCHOOLS = GREAT MUSIC = s skills for learning s positive culture s motivation and aspiration s inclusion s curiosity, individuality, creativity s closing the attainment gap s 21st century skills s builds community GREAT SCHOOL s preparation for learning and for life s great PR
The benefits of music education, according to headteachers*
Attainment Skills & qualities for 21st century jobs Skills for learning Creative thinking Raising aspirations Problem solving Improving motivation Analysis, speculation, evaluation Engaged students, enriched learning Resilient, independent learners Confidence & self-esteem Increases in SAT & GCSE results Inclusion Involving everyone, together Personal/social development Engaging vulnerable students Communication and listening skills Mentoring/role models Team work Sense of direction and achievement Sense of achievement Opportunity to be music leaders School culture Peer-based learning Raising profile of the school Emotional wellbeing Injecting a new energy Enhancing the community
“Music is a demanding academic discipline, help schools develop their music teaching and developed through exciting practical musical curriculum. There’s plenty of support and hubs can activity. However, the vast majority of the schools help you find it. So, school and academy leaders, visited shied away from teaching pupils about please let your hub in. Ofsted does expect this.” fundamental aspects of music as they thought it Robin Hammerton, Ofsted National Lead for too difficult. All children, not just the privileged few, Music, June 2014 * Source: Music Education UK magazine, Feb These observations are backed up by evidence should enjoy a good music education.” Michael 2012 & Summer 2012: two-part series of articles too - see the ‘Music changes lives’ page on our Cladingbowl, director of schools policy at “Inspection must take account of whether schools ‘Aspiration, achievement and school improvement website. You can also watch videos from Ofsted Ofsted, November 2013. offer a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum. – music can make the difference’. and others about good practice in music education. Music is clearly an element of such a curriculum.” in our schools section. “Music education hubs in every English local Ofsted, A Better Inspection for All, February authority area are gearing up very adeptly to 2015. What does it do?
We’re tasked by the Department for What is Make Music Education (DfE) to deliver four core Gloucestershire? (compulsory) and three extension (optional) roles – see the next page. Make Music Gloucestershire (MMG) is Together, as Hub partners, we the county’s music education hub. We’re create, promote, signpost and fund a network of schools, music education opportunities for young people to organisations, music leaders, community make and learn music; we improve and musicians and others, working together develop the quality of music education; to make sure music education reaches and we champion music education. as many children and young people as possible, and makes a difference to their The Commissioning Team commissions lives and futures. activity (through funding rounds and direct contracting) in line with the roles, We’re one of 122 hubs created as taking into account the priorities in the part of the government’s National plan, and local needs and gaps. Plan for Music Education. MMG is led by the County Council, using a small How is it funded? Commissioning Team (responsible for The four core roles of strategy, communications, funding and The Council receives a grant from the outcomes), a strategy group of key a hub: DfE administered through Arts Council partners, and an advisory group which England (ACE), currently until March represents schools, partners, parents 1. Ensure that every child aged 2016. Some of the services here are The three extension and young people. 5-18 has the opportunity to subsidised by the grant for a limited learn a musical instrument roles of a hub: time. We’re encouraging all partners to We’ve just completed a consultation other than voice, through develop a mixed economy approach, with young people and will soon be weekly whole 1. Offer Continuing making best use of resources to create developing ways for them to work with class ensemble teaching on Professional Development more sustainable, equitable, music us. the same instrument, ideally for (CPD) to school staff, education in and outside of schools. a year but for a minimum of a particularly in supporting term. schools to deliver music in Some of the partners... 2. Provide opportunities to play the curriculum. in ensembles and perform 2. Provide a low-cost
from an early age. instrument loan service 3. Ensure clear progression to schools, young people, routes are available and gloucestershire parents, and others. MUSIC affordable to all young people. 3. Provide access to large 4. Develop a singing strategy to scale and high quality ensure that every pupil sings music experiences and that choirs and other vocal for pupils, working with ensembles are available in the professional musicians and/ area. or venues. … as well as schools, and many other music leaders and music education providers.
4 5 Book a consultation
Supportive half-day visit/s from one of our specialist advisors, experienced in the areas you wish to cover, which might include one or more of the following:
Primaries: single or first visit Secondaries: school leadership music t Whole school music curriculum support visit planning Half-day visit to support music t Ofsted recommendations for music departments and senior leadership teams How can you t Musical schemes of work to: £250 t Group discussion on effective t help senior leadership teams to classroom music delivery recognise and encourage good make sure your Working effectively with visiting teaching practices half-day visit plus t follow-up report music tutors t help music departments and t Music lesson observation and leadership teams to ensure that music school benefits? feedback is valued and promoted in school t Singing strategy consultation
Show that you share our belief in the The visit might involve any combination Learn and share: CPD and training importance of music education of the following: music coordinator, t Charanga training (primaries only) p9 sign up as a partner in the Hub – it’s easy! headteacher, one or more classroom t Singing training and events (see p8/9) teachers. It will finish with consideration t TeachMeets, led by teachers of next steps for the school, and will be t Heads of Music paired peer-to-peer Hub network member followed up with written notes including support (secondaries only) Get news and opportunities, and promote your school. Just sign up for our agreed recommendations and actions. t More information to follow enewsletter, follow us on social networks, and let us know your stories: Primaries: optional follow-up visit t Sign up for our schools enewsletter on the front page of our website A follow-up visit to support you Get funding to start a new music t Follow us on Facebook and Twitter - search for Make Music further and/or to look at progress on group or to help your pupils progress Gloucestershire recommendations and actions. We can help with up to £1,000 of t Visit the Schools and Music Educators sections of our website funding through our Schools Music Development Grants’ Hub partner – more active involvement Share your experience, knowledge and views with other schools and music This is a rolling programme so you can education partners, and influence the direction of the Hub. Just sign and return apply at any time. Visit the ‘Schools’ the Hub partnership agreement. See p19 for a list of schools involved so far. section of the website and see the ‘Join the Hub & funding’ page. s 6ISIT THE @7HATS THE (UB SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD THE @(OW to get involved in the Hub – schools’.
Share and learn: data Find out what other schools are doing in music, and help us build up a picture of music education in the county to understand what’s hapepning and what’s needed, by adding information to our annual data and mapping app www.glos.musicdatashare.org.uk
6 7 ALL SCHOOLS The Music Works s 7ORKSHOPS RAP BEATBOX SONG writing Singing schools s !CTIVITIES TO CREATE HEALTHY HAPPY The Songwriting Charity playgrounds; develop friendships, s !DDRESSES THE EMOTIONAL HEALTH promote well-being and wellbeing of children using network & support s 3INGING AND SIGNING IN MAINSTREAM songwriting and music technology classrooms s 7ORKSHOPS INCLUDE "ULLY "EAT s (ELP FOR SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING CLUSTER workforce development, Something singing projects Kind, year 6/7 transition s "ESPOKE PROGRAMMES AT PRIMARY s 7ORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMMES FOR ALL and secondary level key stages
Find out more: Find out more: www.themusicworks.org.uk www.nathantimothyfoundation.org [email protected] [email protected]
PRIMARIES & SPECIAL SCHOOLS*
Our newly-appointed Singing Champion, Lisa Mayo, will be bringing schools and specialist music leaders together across the county to coordinate opportunities for pupils to sing, rap and beatbox, join Charanga choirs and other vocal groups; and to help your teachers to build their confidence in developing singing in your school. Musical School
Deliver the new primary music curriculum with confidence, and help your pupils from More information will be available soon s 6OICE FESTIVALS Reception to Year 6 to learn musical skills through styles and genres from classical to about: s 2ESOURCES TO SUPPORT SINGINGVOCAL rock, pop to folk. s #0$ TRAINING AND NETWORKING activities including peer-to-peer learning s "ESPOKE CONSULTANCY FOR SCHOOLS t Free 30-day trial NEW FOR SECONDARIES: - including support for whole clusters t Follow the weekly ‘Scheme’ or Charanga VIP Studio Sessions - create, school singing assemblies; s 3INGING SPECIALISTS WHO CAN PROVIDE create your own music plan with the produce and release your own music. singing playgrounds; young additional support and programmes ‘Freestyle’ materials singing leaders for your school t Suitable for those without music experience, and music specialists t Free no obligation twilight training/ find-out-more workshops - first ones 6 May Stroud, 13 May Abbeydale Find out more: Find out more: www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk/Schools/Singing.aspx Price: £195 (£150)* annual licence fee and visit the ‘Charanga’ section in and visit the ‘Singing’ section in ‘Schools’ *discounted price for this year ‘Primary Schools’
8 9 gloucestershire MUSIC
PRIMARIES & SECONDARIES Gloucestershire Music Whole class ensemble whole class teaching (instrumental lessons) Listening, teamwork, appraising, singing, pitch, pulse, rhythm, notation
s 6IOLIN CLARINET RECORDER BRASS s !FRICAN DRUMMING WORKSHOP percussion, ukelele – instruments s 3AMBA WORKSHOP included in cost s #OVERS MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE .ATIONAL Free - Recital and demo in school (first Curriculum for Music through a time enquirers, subject to availability) unique scheme of work £1,173 (£392**) - 20 week whole class s WEEK PROGRAMMES OF MINUTE programme. lessons and CPD/shadowing Includes extended scheme, extra visit for data for teachers (10- and 30-week reporting, optional downloadable resources and backing tracks programmes also available) Price on enquiry - Taiko / African / s ,ED BY HIGHLY SKILLED SPECIALIST TUTORS Samba Workshops
Other musical experiences available ** This is a one year only offer, retaining last year’s through Gloucestershire Music and it’s prices and doubling the length of programme in associated groups: order to maximise outcomes, encourage pupils’ continuation, and embed the work in your school. s -AKING MUSIC ON YOUR I0AD n ONE day workshop – Year 4 and above, Price in brackets is the subsidised cost, contact t Give your pupils the skills to inspire a Gloucestershire Music for details. lifetime’s love of music groups of 10 (or 20 if working in t Open up opportunities for their lives and pairs) – iPads included in cost futures s 4AIKO DRUMMING WORKSHOP TWO t Provide pupils – and teachers – with hours, Year 4 and above, maximum foundation music skills 20 pupils/staff) t Help pupils learn an instrument with accuracy, fluency, control and expression– Find out more: Booking / Info: as per the National Curriculum for Music www.gloucestershiremusic.co.uk 01452 330300 Secondaries – except Groove On See also ‘Fife whole class lessons’ on page 22 [email protected]
10 11 PRIMARY & SPECIAL SCHOOLS & HOME-SCHOOLED PUPILS Groove On whole class
The Music Works whole class Mainstream primary schools s 7IDER RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS s &LEXIBLE