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Working with primary schools to advocate for music education – Q&A with Nicola Hutton
Anita Holford talks to Nicola Hutton a primary music and early phonics specialist who is now a lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.
Read MoreMaking your website more accessible #2: what we learned from the W3C web accessibility course
Making your website more accessible helps you to break down barriers to your organisation and its services. As well as increasing accessibility for disabled people, it’s likely that all your audiences will benefit. There is a lot of information out there about digital accessibility and it can seem overwhelming. In this two-part series (read part…
Read MoreMaking your website more accessible #1: what we learned from the W3C web accessibility course
Making your website accessible is an important part of breaking down barriers to access to your organisation and its services.
Read MoreEight ways that music can support young people’s wellbeing and learning: in ‘catch up’ and beyond
Anita Holford of Writing Services on why it’s important to do everything we can to support young people to make music.
Read MoreUsing social media to grow your reach, relationships and impact – an introduction
Anita Holford of Writing Services shares some advice to help you think about the purpose of social media for your organisation.
Read MoreUsing a theory of change for communications in music/arts organisations and charities
Theories of change and change management theories are being talked about more and more among the clients we work with at Writing Services. They’ve been used for decades in the charities sector (for example, by our clients IRC). More recently, we’ve been talking about them with music and arts organisations like Anthem and Changing Tracks.…
Read MoreREVIEW: The Power of Us by David Price: a must-read if you work in music, arts, charities – and beyond
It’s not often that I buy a book, and then buy two more copies before I’ve even finished it (to give to other people), but I did with this one. And I’ll probably buy more. That’s because David Price writes so engagingly, and with such warmth and insight about subjects that we can all care…
Read MoreGetting your posts seen on Facebook: a checklist for small organisations
Love it or hate it, Facebook is an important tool for small organisations. It helps us connect with people we otherwise might not reach; have conversations about the things they and we care about; encourage people to take action; and grow our reach, relationships and impact. But it can seem like a never-ending game to…
Read MoreREVIEW: Demystifying music education research – Anita Collins’ new online course
Anita Holford of Writing Services reviews Dr Anita Collins’ ‘Bigger Better Brains starter course’.
Read MoreTemplate letter to school heads – advocating for music education
If you’re a parent or carer, relative or friend of a school pupil – or a young person yourself – and you care about music, then make your voice heard. Write to your school head, governors, or academy chain management to ask them to protect music education using this template letter. You can adapt to…
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