Music education in England is being marginalised in state schools, despite it being a statutory requirement as part of the National Curriculum by Dr Naomi Bath This new research is a damming indictment of [curriculum choice] government policy in our state schools Nick Gibb

@Music_bod Thanks Anthony. Yes it is sobering but very important to document and discuss it. A big shout out to Dr Naomi Bath at ISM for her significant work on this. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Thank you to our very own Dr Naomi Bath and all involved in this policy review into music education in England. Access to music education is the right of every child.

Interesting piece. The authors argue that the complex web of extra-curricular and non-statutory music provision in the UK cannot and should not replace music education in statutory school education as a right of every child.

Thrilled that our policy review on #MusicEducation is Children & Society's 'article of the month' with free access throughout May 📚🔍

Read my latest research for ISM on the damage that #Brexit has caused the #music sector and recommendations for the UK-EU negotiations. With the disastrous impact of #Covid19 will the music sector survive without Gov support? bit.ly/2LjGBs5 Save Music

#APNews: Delay Brexit or the music sector faces devastation, says ISM report bit.ly/3dGlagX

Throughout the month of May there is free access to the brilliant article by our very own Dr Naomi Bath on music education and how it must belong in schools and be embedded in the curriculum > ow.ly/nrKB30qFSEl

It's gonna be mad when Marcus Rashford convinces the UK government to pursue close regulatory alignment with the EU

Story in the FT tomorrow: “£1.5bn lifeline to the arts” (via Allie Hodgkins-Brown)

Last night, more than 300 theatres and live music venues turned red in a powerful display to highlight the threat of arts job losses. London's Southbank Centre and Royal Albert Hall were among the venues taking part. #LightItInRed #WeMakeEvents

Today we've published a new report in our 'Schools responses to #Covid19' series focusing on the pandemic’s impact on pupils, teachers, schools & communities, and schools’ plans & concerns ahead of reopening to all year groups this month Nuffield Foundation nfer.ac.uk/schools-respon…

Thank you The Old Vic for a wonderful performance of #OVChristmascarol tonight despite all the challenges this year. Made me realise how much I miss going to the theatre 🎭 Merry Christmas!

"Cutting arts and culture from higher education is a huge mistake, and I say this as a professor of physics." theguardian.com/education/2021…

Ahead of this year's #ThankATeacherDay, we are recognising #teachers and the incredible impact they have had, particularly this year. Our new blog by Natasha Armstrong highlights the transformational insights provided by teachers through NFER research: bit.ly/3guwiSb

All this pingdemic talk reminds me of that scene in Chernobyl when they turned down their Geiger counters because they were clicking too much.

Two years ago on our honeymoon we visited Waterford Estate in SA for a wine & chocolate tasting, picking up a few goodies to take home with us. Finally got to enjoy their rosé on holiday in Dorset - it was delicious!

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Next time the government blames someone else for the shortages, think of Tomasz (location: central Manchester)