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1659684

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has an expected timeline for implementing the National Plan for Music Education.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	198824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>In June 2022, the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published the ‘national plan for music education - the power of music to change lives’. The plan sets out the Government’s priorities for music education up to 2030 and how it aims to achieve them. This plan can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-power-of-music-to-change-lives-a-national-plan-for-music-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-power-of-music-to-change-lives-a-national-plan-for-music-education</a>.</p><p>The Department is on track in delivering all of the commitments within the plan. Since publication, the Department established a monitoring board made up of experts in music, school music teaching, curriculum design, music education beyond schools, music charities and the music industry. The board will support the implementation of the plan, ensuring that the commitments set out in the plan are fulfilled.</p><p>As part of the plan, the Department set an expectation for all state funded schools to teach music to pupils from 5 to 14 year olds for at least one hour a week.</p><p>The Department’s national network of music hubs will continue to provide support to schools in England, with £79 million per annum funding for the music hubs programme up to 2025, and £25 million capital for new instruments from September 2024.</p><p>In the plan, the Department also announced its intention to invite applications for the role of music hub lead organisations, and to transition to fewer music hub areas across England, covering larger geographical areas but working in greater partnerships with schools, other music education providers and the music industry. Arts Council England are leading this process, and following a two stage consultation earlier this year, they launched their investment programme, seeking applications in October with the intention of newly competed music Hub lead organisations being in place for September 2024. This will include all Music Hubs identifying and working with a small number of lead schools, as set out in the plan.</p><p>In June, the Department also launched a competition to identify a national partner to deliver the Music Progression Fund, also announced in the plan. The intention is to support up to 1,000 disadvantaged pupils to learn how to play an instrument or learn how to sing to a high standard, over a sustained period. The Department is currently considering grant applications, and more details will be published in due course.</p><p>The next phase is to establish national music hub centres of excellence for inclusion, continuing professional development, music technology and pathways to industry. The intention remains to appoint the centres by late 2024, with additional funding to provide specialist support to all music hubs across England.</p><p>Finally, the Department will also be working with the monitoring board to establish an impact framework for the plan. This will set out how to monitor and measure the plan’s success, quantitatively and qualitatively, learning from the monitoring arrangements for the original plan.</p><p>The Department will also publish a progress report in 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/09/2023 16:42:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

1659732

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made establishing new music hubs; and whether she has an expected timeline for when they will become active.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	198826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>In June 2022, the Department for Education and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published the ‘national plan for music education: the power of music to change lives’. This plan is accessible at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-power-of-music-to-change-lives-a-national-plan-for-music-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-power-of-music-to-change-lives-a-national-plan-for-music-education</a>. The plan sets out the Government’s priorities up to 2030 for music education for pupils, including plans to strengthen the success of music hubs.</p><p>In the plan, the Department also announced its intention to invite applications for the role of music hub lead organisations, and to transition to fewer music hub areas across England, covering larger geographical areas but working in greater partnerships with schools, other music education providers and the music industry. Arts Council England are leading this process and following a two stage consultation earlier this year, they launched their investment programme, seeking applications in October with the intention of newly competed music Hub lead organisations being in place for September 2024. This will include all Music Hubs identifying and working with a small number of lead schools in this time frame, as set out in the plan.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/09/2023 16:51:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

1659734

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an evaluation of the first ten years of the National Plan for Music Education.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	198828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The original national plan for music education was published in 2011 in response to a review of music education in England, commissioned by the Government. The ten year plan set out what every pupil should expect at each stage of their education, and how music education providers would work together, as music education hubs, to ensure all pupils could participate and progress.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of evaluation, to inform the refreshed national plan published in June 2022, the Department launched a Call for Evidence in February 2020 which received over 5,000 responses from parents, teachers, students and 275 responses from young people. The Department published a Call for Evidence report in August 2021, setting out wide ranging findings on music education.</p><p> </p><p>Following this, the Government appointed an expert panel to advise on the development of the new national plan, which included experts representing schools, music hubs and the music industry. As part of this work, the Department also reviewed a range of research, reflecting on the ten years since the publication of the original plan, and proposed approaches for the future.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/09/2023 16:45:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

1659735

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has set national targets for increasing musical (a) proficiency and (b) engagement.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	198829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Music is a statutory subject from ages 5 to 14 in the National Curriculum, and pupils have an entitlement to study at least one arts subject at Key Stage 4 in maintained schools. Although only maintained schools are required to teach the National Curriculum, academies are expected to teach a curriculum that is similar in breadth and ambition.</p><p>The Department has no plans to set national targets on musical proficiency and engagement. Schools have the autonomy to decide how best to teach music, setting expectations on good musical progression as part of their music curriculum, working with their local music hub as needed.</p><p>The Department has set out national expectations on high quality music education. This is reflected in the 2022 ‘national plan for music education’, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/music-education-information-for-parents-and-young-people/what-the-national-plan-for-music-education-means-for-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/music-education-information-for-parents-and-young-people/what-the-national-plan-for-music-education-means-for-children-and-young-people</a>. National expectations are also reflected in the non-statutory ‘Model Music Curriculum’ 2021 guidance for schools. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-music-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-music-in-schools</a>. The Department has also committed to continue funding a range of music education programmes, including the national music hubs network and the Music and Dance Scheme.</p><p>The national plan for music education also sets out expectations from September 2023 for schools. It outlines that:</p><ul><li>Schools should provide timetabled curriculum music of at least one hour each week of the school year for Key Stages 1-3, as well as co-curricular opportunities to learn instruments and sing, and to play and sing together in ensembles and choirs.</li></ul><ul><li>Music should be represented in every school’s leadership structure, with a designated music lead or head of department at school and/or academy trust level, for primary and secondary phases.</li></ul><ul><li>In partnership with their music hub, every school should have a music development plan which sets out how it will be staffed and funded. The Department also wants to see every multi-academy trust develop music development plans for all of their schools.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department’s national network of music hubs will continue to provide support to schools in England, supported by £79 million per annum funding for the music hubs programme up to 2025, and £25 million capital for new instruments.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/09/2023 16:42:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

1640108

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the new geographies for music hubs will be published.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	186767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>In June 2022, the Department for Education and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published ‘The power of music to change lives: a national plan for music education’. The plan sets out the Government’s priorities until 2030 for music education for children and young people, including plans to strengthen the success of Music Hubs.</p><p>As part of the plan, the Department announced its intention to re-compete the role of Music Hub Lead Organisations and to transition to a Music Hub structure, where Hubs strategically cover multiple Local Authority areas.</p><p>Arts Council England, as the fundholder of the Music Hub Programme, has led on the consultation process. To date, there has been a series of focus groups which were conducted in January 2023 and surveys regarding the proposal to change the Music Hub’s structure and geographical areas. In March 2023, Arts Council England published the proposed new areas and invited those affected by the proposed changes to provide feedback via a survey.</p><p>Arts Council England published the new Music Hub geographical areas on Tuesday 6 June, and issued a public notification on the timetable for the Music Hubs competition on 25 May 2023. They will also share how the final areas were informed by sector feedback from the most recent consultation in March.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/06/2023 12:22:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1583749

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 2022 National Plan for Music Education and prescribed geographic areas for new Hub Lead Organisations, whether individual county-wide upper tier authorities may act as a Local Authority Hub without having to join with other local authorities to create a hub that would cover multiple local authority areas.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	139349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>In June 2022, the Government published a National Plan for Music Education. The plan sets out the Government’s priorities until 2030 for music education for children and young people, including plans to strengthen the success of Music Hubs. The plan also builds on the Model Music Curriculum published in March 2021, setting out how pupils can progress in music from Key Stages 1 to 3, including on instrumental teaching.</p><p>Music Hubs are partnerships, covering one or multiple Local Authority areas, co-ordinated by a hub lead organisation and are made up of schools and academy trusts, Local Authorities, music and wider arts and education organisations, community or youth organisations, and more. They were established in 2012, with direct funding from the Department that had previously been awarded to Local Authority Music Services. While no longer directly receiving funding, some Music Services do currently serve as lead organisations in addition to their other responsibilities. The Department has committed £79 million per year for the Music Hubs programme over three years, up to and including 2025.</p><p>The Department’s intention is that the current model of how Music Hubs operate will transition to one where more Hubs will cover multiple Local Authority areas. This reflects the increase of formal partnerships across England over the last decade.</p><p>These Music Hub lead organisations will be in place for children and young people in September 2024. Arts Council England has consulted with potential bidders regarding prescribed geographical areas. All feedback will be used to inform next steps and further information will be communicated to all potential bidders later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2023 17:28:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1544166

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that all children are able to learn any instrument of any cost.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to continued support for music education.</p><p>The Department published the National Plan for Music Education in June 2022, which sets out the vision for ‘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’.</p><p>The new plan sets out clear actions to improve music education through to 2030, as part of the Department’s long-term vision for schools set out in the Schools White Paper published in March 2022. At the heart of the National Plan is the Model Music Curriculum published in March 2021, setting out how pupils can progress in music from Key Stages 1 to 3. It also includes guidance on instrument teaching.</p><p>The Department recognises the vital importance of every child accessing instruments and equipment they need to make progress with music, including technology and adaptive instruments. The Department announced £25 million of new funding for musical instruments alongside the National Plan.</p><p>The Department committed £79 million per year for the Music Hubs programme over three years, up to and including 2024/25, which was confirmed with the publication of the National Plan. Music Hubs work together to create joined-up music education provision and provide specialist music education services to around 90% of state funded schools. This includes whole class and group ensemble teaching, and individual instrument tuition.</p><p>Hubs also ensure that progression routes are clear and affordable, and some Hubs provide instrument loans to children and young people to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/11/2022 17:35:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1353062

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timeline is for the development and delivery of the new National Plan for Music Education.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	43433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people have access to a good quality music education.</p><p>On 6 August 2021, the Department announced plans to work with a panel of experts from across the music education sector to develop a refreshed National Plan for Music Education. This will shape the future of music education, and follows the publication of the non-statutory Model Music Curriculum for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 on 26 March 2021.</p><p>The Department also published our music education consultation report, which will help to inform the refreshed National Plan. The plan will be published early next year. The timeline for the delivery will be published as part of the National Plan.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/09/2021 13:09:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1353080

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to confirm the funding allocation for Music Education Hubs beyond 2021-22; and for how many years future funding will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	43654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department has invested around £380 million of funding in music education hubs between 2016 and 2021, to ensure all children, whatever their background, have access to a high-quality music education. This has been followed by a commitment of £79 million in the 2021/22 financial year for music education hubs, and £1 million for charities focused on teaching music.</p><p>Decisions regarding future funding are subject to outcome of the next Spending Review. As announced on 7 September, the Spending Review will set Departmental budgets for the 2022/23 to 2024/25 financial years and concludes on 27 October 2021, alongside Autumn Budget 2021. Future funding for hubs will be confirmed subsequently.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2021 16:58:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1353082

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will carry out a public consultation on the development of the new National Plan for Music Education.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	43655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department undertook a public consultation between 9 February 2020 and 15 March 2020, seeking views on music education to inform proposals for the refreshed National Plan for Music Education (NPME).</p><p> </p><p>The Department received 5,191 responses from a range of individuals and organisations, including young people, parents and carers, teachers and music education hubs. Following a delay due to COVID-19, we have published our response to the call for evidence, the findings from which will inform the refreshed plan.</p><p> </p><p>To further support the development of the plan, the Department has announced the appointment of an advisory panel made up of experts from across the music education sector, to build upon these findings.</p><p> </p><p>The advisory panel includes teachers, representatives from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, UK Music, as well as Darren Henley, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, whose independent Review of Music Education in England informed the original NPME.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2021 16:55:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer