National plan for music education monitoring board

The board is made up of experts in music, school music teaching and curriculum design, music education beyond schools, music charities and the music industry.

Role

The scope of the board is to:

  • establish an impact framework for the national plan for music education, setting out how to monitor and measure its success, quantitatively and qualitatively
  • support and challenge the implementation of the plan and model music curriculum
  • champion the implementation of the model music curriculum

The Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media and Sport will retain ultimate responsibility for decisions on policy and implementation.

Terms of reference

Terms of reference for the national plan for music education monitoring board

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Membership

The chair is Veronica Wadley CBE (Baroness Fleet), who was the former chair of the panel for the national plan for music education and for the model music curriculum.

Current members are:

  • Veronica Wadley CBE (Baroness Fleet) (Chair) – Council Member of Royal College of Music, co-founder and Chair of the London Music Fund and National Council Member for Arts Council England
  • Catherine Barker – Head of Music and Performing Arts United Learning and President of the Music Teachers’ Association
  • Carolyn Baxendale MBE – Head of Bolton Music Service (Greater Manchester Music Education Hub Lead)
  • Rachael Coulthard – Chief Executive Officer, The Wings’ CE Trust
  • Richard Gill CBE – Chief Executive Officer, The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership and Chair, Teaching School Hubs Council
  • Anne Heavey – Director of Insights, Ambition Institute
  • Jamie Njoku-Goodwin – Chief Executive, UK Music and National Council Member for Arts Council England
  • Gill Jones – Group Chief Quality Officer and Safeguarding Lead for Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
  • Simon Toyne – Executive Director of Music, David Ross Education Trust
  • Ed Watkins – Director of Music, West London Free School
  • Bridget Whyte – Chief Executive Officer, The UK Association for Music Education: Music Mark
  • Cassie Young – Executive Inclusion Officer, Our Community Multi-Academy Trust
  • Hannah Fouracre – Director, Music Education, Arts Council England (observer)
  • Christopher Stevens – HMI Specialist Advisor and Subject Lead for Music, Ofsted (observer)
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