School Programmes 2025-2026
Unique opportunities to enhance music-making in your school​
We are pleased to share details of three new school-based development programmes that will enhance the quality and consistency of music-making for pupils with Additional Learning Needs across the region.
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Funded by the fabulous Youth Music, schools in the East Midlands are invited to apply to host musicians and/or hub inclusion specialists for up to a day a week for up to 30 weeks. They will work closely with school staff to enhance all aspects of school musical life from curriculum development to choirs, assemblies to ensembles.
For schools who teach pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities, we are also offering training and mentoring to implement the PMLD Musical Play Framework.
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​These opportunities are available to special schools, alternative provision, and mainstream schools with specialist provision in the East Midlands. Each setting can apply to participate in one or more of the three strands. Click on the links below to find out more.
Kick-start music provision in your school by hosting a Music Inclusion Specialist from your local hub for 0.5/1 day a week for 30 weeks, supporting non-specialist staff and the development of all aspects of musical-life in school.
Host a ‘Musician-in-Residence’ for between 1-3 terms, specifically supporting the development of instrumental teaching, ensemble provision and the use of music to support learning across the curriculum.
Empower your staff to help pupils with PMLD access music-making using the revolutionary ‘Musical Play Framework’.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss which strand might fit your school the best, please contact your local music hub or email project lead Ben Sellers. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 2nd April.
This is the start of something big...
During first four years of UpRising, we learnt that many instrumental teachers feel unequipped to work in inclusive settings. At the same time, classroom teachers and TAs have great knowledge of inclusive practice, but may not feel confident teaching music. By bringing these two groups together to co-deliver and reflect together, we want to figure out exactly what skills and knowledge are needed to teach music confidently and effectively.
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Working closely with our research partners Birmingham City University, we hope use what we learn to develop an in-service training programme that can be used to support practitioners in hubs and schools across the UK. We will share our journey as we go. Watch this space!