Posts Tagged ‘music and poverty’
Stories / case studies: music work with young people in challenging circumstances
A short post to share a range of promotional as well as evaluation/practice-sharing stories and case studies about work with young people in music. Many of the case studies and activities were supported through Youth Music’s Musical Inclusion programme. It’s been a privilege to talk to these music leaders about their work and hear the stories…
Read MorePoverty funding and music in Wales
The national newspaper of Wales, the Western Mail, recently reported that Cardiff Council was recommending schools use their Pupil Deprivation Grant (similar to the Pupil Premium in England) to replace bursaries from the music service for music lessons, which are being cut. It reported that the Education Minister, Huw Lewis, would be writing to Cardiff Council to give it…
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