A multi-award-winning Shropshire school band has launched its bid for further national music success. Wrekin College’s Jazz Band and Concert Band are already in rehearsals to try and clinch yet another prestigious platinum award at the National Concert Band Festival. The Jazz Band already has a hat-trick of the gongs …
Read More »Griffin Arts Festival to celebrate change makers in its ninth year
The Griffin Schools Trust is coming together to celebrate the value of art in education in its ninth annual Griffin Arts Festival over the next two weeks, running from now through to 07 July 2022. Park Lane Primary School and Nursery in Nuneaton and Race Leys Junior School, and Nicholas …
Read More »Proms In The Playground helps live music return to schools
After over a year of limited musical activity in schools, Brass Bands England (BBE) are bringing live music back to budding young musicians across the country. #PromsInThePlayground is part of their Brass Foundations programme of educational opportunities to support and inspire the next generation of brass players. From 5 – …
Read More »BBC launches Young Composer 2021 competition
The BBC is calling on young musicians from across the country to enter its BBC Young Composer competition in 2021. BBC Young Composer has launched countless musical careers since its inception in 1998. Formerly known as the BBC Proms Inspire competition, since rebranding in 2020 with a mission to reach …
Read More »Planning permission granted for new music rooms at Collingwood College
National Architects, GSSArchitecture, have successfully achieved planning permission for a new custom music facility at Collingwood College in Durham. The existing music facilities cannot accommodate bands greater than 4-5 members, and due to the positioning of the space below residential accommodation, the times available for use are limited due to …
Read More »Royal Shakespeare Company presents Michael Morpurgo’s “Tales from Shakespeare”
As young people and teachers continue to adapt to new ways of teaching and learning as a result of Covid-19, the RSC will join forces with celebrated author Michael Morpurgo, to present a new series of weekly online Tales from Shakespeare running for five weeks from 8 January 2021. The series will …
Read More »Next generation of young dancers supported through iPad roll-out
Glasgow secondary school Rosshall Academy is using iPad across a range of subjects including Dance and Drama to enhance pupils learning experience during the pandemic. The school received their iPad deployment as part of Glasgow City Council’s digital learning strategy, in conjunction with CGI, and been using the devices as …
Read More »Impington International College launches Film and Media scholarship in partnership with Cambridge TV
Impington International College, a non-selective state sixth form in Cambridge, has launched a new Film and Media Scholarship for students from September 2021. Offered in partnership with Cambridge TV, students will have the unmissable opportunity to learn and get practical experience from a range of industry experts while they gain …
Read More »Orchestras for All announces free access to group music-making programme for state secondary schools
National music education charity Orchestras for All (OFA) has announced that for one year only, access to their transformative Modulo Programme for state secondary schools will be free of charge to all participants, offering vital support to music teachers and young musicians throughout the UK. According to Nick Thorne, OFA …
Read More »A school with Performing Arts at its heart
Performing Arts is a creative thread that runs through the whole of Castle Newnham School, Bedford from year 1 to year 11. The importance of providing specialist performing arts works hand in hand at the school with the successful teaching of core academic subjects. They provide an additional platform for …
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