Suitable for anyone wishing to set up a recorder group or starting to teach recorder whole class. This online training session will take place from 4pm - 5pm via Teams. Miriam has written schemes of work for recorder playing in primary for Sing Up and lots of other organisations and will be presenting her latest resource for the hub along with general advice on teaching the recorder!

Use the form below to sign up for this even if you’re not taking part in the larger project.

Please join us online for our termly meeting with EYFS and Primary music teachers and leads. This meeting will allow everyone time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark, School Music Development Plans, the NPME and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

The Spring term meeting will take place on Wednesday 25th February 2026 online via Teams 4pm - 5pm please sign up using the button below

This meeting will include both primary and secondary phase teachers and leaders of music and will focus specifically on the transition of young musicians between primary and secondary school.  The session will also provide an opportunity to network with your colleagues, hear national updates, look at new resources and network with your feeder schools and colleagues.

Please sign up using the form button below or if you have already signed up via clerktoheadteachers@stmaryspri.co.uk we will have you on the list.

Portsmouth Guildhall at 1:30 pm Thursday 22nd January 2026 KS2

This free concert is designed for KS2 students, and will be presented by award-winning composer, James Redwood. Explore the Orchestra: Four Elements features music that seeks to uncover the mysteries of the four elements of our natural world that have inspired scientific discovery. So, prepare to open your mind as we go on a journey exploring music from the traditional and familiar, to the contemporary and unknown. This concert will feature a participatory song and body percussion piece for everyone to perform. Through these pieces, the audience will learn to sing and perform with the orchestra and be introduced to all the instruments that make up a Symphony Orchestra.

To support teacher's involvement, we’re offering a free Teacher CPD session on Monday 10th November from 4:15 - 5:45 pm at the Portsmouth Guildhall. This session will provide teachers with everything they need to prepare their class for the concert, alongside valuable resources and fun teaching ideas. We ask that at least one member of staff from each participating school attends the CPD session – who will also be involved on the day of the concert.  Link to book the tickets online: https://bsolive.com/events/eto-four-elements-portsmouth/

This year’s regional music education conference will take place at University of Southampton Sir James Matthews Building, Guildhall Square in collaboration with Turner Sims and the University of Southampton Department of Music. 

Join educators, musicians and industry professionals for a day of workshops, talks and networking, celebrating the South Coast’s vibrant music community. 

Full programme and registration details coming soon - don’t miss out!

Join us at Southampton Guildhall to continue the Southampton Schools Music Association of schools Christmas events at the Guildhall this Christmas!

Jo Downs is writing a new Christmas songbook with celebration songs from around the World with 3 original songs for KS1 and three original songs for KS2 spanning a variety of styles and genres. Schools will be offered the opportunity to perform as a solo group outside of the massed singing or participate in the narrative sections but this is very much voluntary. We will also be joined by Southampton Youth Wind Band for the concert. 

Schools will be offered a free workshop from the hub in school and CPD to introduce the songbook and digital resources to support you in advance of the concert. Resources will be ready by the beginning of October with an online introductory meeting on Thursday 9th October.  Timings on the day are still tbc but we will finalise these with your input prior to their publication.

If you are unable to join us for the event then the songbook and the digital resources along with signing & lyrics videos will also be available to all through the songbank on our website as always. 

CURRENTLY FULLY BOOKED

Contact lynn.beckwith@southampton.gov.uk if you want to be on the waiting list for spaces.

Time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark and about School Music Development Plans and the National Plan for Music Education and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

Sessions will take place online via Teams in twilight sessions from 4pm - 5pm Please sign up using the button below and you will be send a meeting link nearer the time.

Isle of Wight Cultural Education Partnership Tuesday 30th September, 3.30pm - 5.15pm at the Quay Arts Centre, Newport. (Refreshments provided)  'Visual Literature; Creative Tools for Deeper Reading’ with Artist and Author Bethan Christopher.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore four inclusive arts-based strategies - Mood Jars, Accordion Books, Conflict Cookies and Stories and Selfies - designed to deepen pupil engagement with literature and emotional response. Rooted in the understanding that reading is not just analytical but sensory, personal and transformative, these tools offer accessible entry points for learners of all ages and abilities. This session will give you creative and easily adaptable methods that translate abstract literacy ideas into vivid, memorable forms. Participants can expect to cut, collage, draw, reflect and leave with ready-to-use ideas that can be immediately applied in a classroom setting, enriching and encouraging positive reading experiences for your students.  

As part of this free event you will also be first to hear of a range of other schools offers.

If you or a colleague would like to book a free place on this course please email claire@creativeisland.org. 

Thursday 5th June 2025  in person CPD session Musical Understanding - Progression & Assessment at Wordsworth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

Using a practical scheme of work as an example we will look at how to plan a curriculum music unit, incorporating the interrelated activities of performing, composing and listening, referring to progression frameworks for different year groups through practical activities. 

Time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark and about School Music Development Plans and the National Plan for Music Education and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

Sessions will take place online via Teams in twilight sessions from 4pm - 5pm Please sign up using the button below and you will be send a meeting link nearer the time.

Tuesday 25th March 2025 in person CPD session  Musical Understanding - Progression & Assessment Venue tbc 4pm - 5.30pm

Using a practical scheme of work as an example we will look at how to plan a curriculum music unit, incorporating the interrelated activities of performing, composing and listening, referring to progression frameworks for different year groups through practical activities. 

Places have already been booked for some schools through the Headteachers forum last term but if you are unsure if you have a place booked, please contact Carla Bradshaw via clerktoheadteachers@stmaryspri.co.uk

Time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark and about School Music Development Plans and the National Plan for Music Education and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

Sessions will take place online via Teams in twilight sessions from 4pm - 5pm Please sign up using the button below and you will be send a meeting link nearer the time.

Thursday 6th February 2025  in person CPD session Schools Music Devlopment Plans & Singing as a ”golden thread” at Wordsworth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

All schools must have a Music Development Plan in place from 2023 onwards. Do you have a musical intent statement? How will you implement this and evaluate the impact of this? In this session we will use a hub designed toolkit to create a development plan for your school which includes curricular and co-curricular activities.

Alongside this we will include practical musical activities to support implementation of a whole school singing programme and how to lead ensembles.

Monday 20th January 2025  in person CPD session “Schools Music Development Plans and singing as a golden thread” Nine Acres Primary School 4pm - 5.30pm

All schools must have a Music Development Plan in place from 2023 onwards. Do you have a musical intent statement? How will you implement this and evaluate the impact of this? In this session we will use a hub designed toolkit to create a development plan for your school which includes curricular and co-curricular activities.

Alongside this we will include practical musical activities to support implementation of a whole school singing programme and how to lead ensembles.

Places have already been booked for some schools through the Headteachers forum last term but if you are unsure if you have a place booked, please contact Carla Bradshaw via clerktoheadteachers@stmaryspri.co.uk

Monday 9th January 2025  in person CPD session - ENO Finish This from 4pm - 5.30pm

Further details and venue to be confirmed.

Time to catch up with other music coordinators and teachers, featuring discussion groups set by you and important national updates from the Music Hub from OFSTED, Music Mark and about School Music Development Plans and the National Plan for Music Education and reflect on areas of need and how to address them. 

Sessions will take place online via Teams in twilight sessions from 4pm - 5pm Please sign up using the button below and you will be send a meeting link nearer the time.

Thursday 24th October 2024  in person CPD session “Music Basics” at Wordsworth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

What are the ‘elements of music’ and the ‘interrelated dimensions of music’? This practical hands-on session empowers teachers with the skills and knowledge to deliver music with confidence. Starting with some useful musical warm ups for a variety of age ranges you will then learn; note duration, reading rhythms, notation, notes on the scale and put it all together as a practical performance and composition activity with instruments.

This workshop is designed to boost your confidence in teaching practical music activities in your classroom and give you lots of ideas, resources and strategies to do so! 

Tuesday 24th September 2024  in person CPD session “Music 101” at Freshwater & Yarmouth Primary 4pm - 5.30pm

What are the ‘elements of music’ and the ‘interrelated dimensions of music’? This practical hands-on session empowers teachers with the skills and knowledge to deliver music with confidence. Starting with some useful musical warm ups for a variety of age ranges you will then learn; note duration, reading rhythms, notation, notes on the scale and put it all together as a practical performance and composition activity with instruments.

This workshop is designed to boost your confidence in teaching practical music activities in your classroom and give you lots of ideas, resources and strategies to do so!

Places have already been booked for some schools through the Headteachers forum last term but if you are unsure if you have a place booked, please contact Carla Bradshaw via clerktoheadteachers@stmary’spri.co.uk