Music Development Plan

A National Plan for Music states their vision is to enable all children and young people to learn to sing, play an instrument and create music together, and have the opportunity to progress their musical interests and talents, including professionally. This means all children and young people:

• experience a broad musical culture in schools and education settings, accessing highquality curricular and co-curricular music, and progressing into appropriate qualifications

• access the expertise, instruments, technology and facilities they need to learn, create and share their music

• engage with a range of enrichment opportunities to play and sing, to perform, create and experience live music, and have their music heard

• have opportunities to progress their musical interests and talents, and routes into a variety of music careers • are supported by a skilled and dynamic workforce We also expect music education to be fully inclusive, so that all music educators:

• commit to achieving greater access and more opportunity in music education, identifying and removing barriers, including for children in low-income families and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

• take action to support increasing access, opportunity, participation, and progression of groups that are currently under-represented in music

• support understanding of inclusive music education and skills development among teachers, tutors, practitioners and leaders, informed by high-quality research and evidence 

St Mary's Music Development Plan 2024-25: