FY 2020/21 funding confirmed for music hubs in England
The Department of Education (DfE) has announced £79m of funding for music education hubs across England for the 2020-21 financial year. This total re…
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Help Musicians UK announces 57 Do It Differently fund awards
Musicians hailing from the breadth of the UK, performing an eclectic mix of genres, represent the diverse nature of DIY music.
Billionaire philanthropist donates £150m for Humanities at Oxford University
Oxford University has secured its largest single donation 'since the Renaissance', bringing the university’s Humanities disciplines together for the…
Arts and culture sector contributes more than agriculture to UK economy
Contribution of the arts and culture industry to the UK economy, a report commissioned by Arts Council England and published on 17 April 2019, shows t…
Myleene Klass, Bicep, Kathryn Tickell and Ollie Howell announced as Youth Music ambassadors
Youth Music, the national UK charity which helps young people to change their own lives through music-making, has appointed four new ambassadors: presenter and multi-instrumentalist…
Music tuition cuts – Midlothian Council backs down
Midlothian Council has backed down on proposed music tuition cuts in its schools after a musical flashmob demonstrated outside its Dalkeith cham…
Youth Music is 20
National charity Youth Music celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019. CEO Matt Griffiths, looks back over the past two decades.
Midlothian Council to sever music tuition in its schools
Midlothian Council is set to axe all musical instrument tuition in its schools – except for children who are studying for Higher or National Fi…
Newham Council seeks to cancel Every Child a Musician
Concerns have been raised over a consultation launched by the London Borough of Newham Council, which is seeking to cancel its Every Child progra…
Mixed response to DfE’s announcement of incremental hub funding and new music curriculum committee
UK School Standards Minister, Nick Gibb, has announced that schools are to receive a new model music curriculum created by an independent panel o…