Government To Axe Music Lessons? Act Now!

• Posted: Tue 5 Apr 2011
• By: Kev

The Beat Surrender is quite obviously behind music education in schools (even if we would like to see it revamped slightly)...it seems a lot of our MPs aren't quite as keen though.

The government is currently consulting on which subjects should be compulsory in our schools. The deadline for making your views known is 14th April! As things stand it is highly likely that music will be one of the subjects dropped from the National Curriculum.

If you would like all children to have an entitlement to music education then please visit 38 Degrees campaign site by clicking on this link: Keep a broad national curriculum for all children inclusive of the arts uservoice.com/a/fvJhj

The National Association of Music Educators has drafted a response to the government consultation that you could endorse by using at as a basis for your submission to the government consultation.

www.name.org.uk/sites/default/files/NAME%20NC%20Review%20Response%20Summary%20April%201_1.pdf

The government consultation:

www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm

The Times Education on Friday reported that no Conservative MPs questioned thought that music should remain in the National Curriculum and only 1 in ten Labour MPs thought it should remain. We have very little time left to make our case. Please make sure that any music teachers or parents passionate about music education that you know are aware of the 14th April deadline for letting the government know how they feel. Anyone can submit their views by clicking on the consultation link above.