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How do we plan for SEN/D students’ musical progression?
A few perspectives re: music and progression for SEN/ Disabled students:
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Reactive, proactive and interactive: why Sounds of Intent is a framework for success
Assessing the musical development of children with complex needs has long been a fairly unexplored area of education in this country. In special schools in particular it is common for music to be taught by non-specialists who lack the confidence, planning time and resources to bring out the potential in their students.
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P Scales Level Descriptors
P Scales are a format for assessing progress for students who are operating below National Curriculum Level 1. This useful document (which can be downloaded as a pdf file here) […]
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The Grid 2 Music Resources
The Grid 2 is computer software that provides ‘an all-in-one package for communication and access’. Within formal music education, The Grid 2 can enable disabled students to use music software […]
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ABRSM Performance Assessment
ABRSM offer the Performance Assessment as an alternative to their Graded Music Exams in acknowledgement of the fact that ‘an exam is not always the most appropriate kind of assessment’. […]
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Skoog resources
Here’s a whole bunch of lesson plans for using the Skoog in the classroom as part of the music curriculum from Early Years to KS4. The Skoog is an exciting […]
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Clicker 6 music resources at Learning Grids World
Learning Grids World is a website where any registered Clicker 6 software user can create an account to download and share Clicker 6 Grid Sets for free. Clicker 6 is […]
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ABRSM Graded Music Exams
ABRSM now offer a comprehensive set of guidelines on their website for candidates with special needs who want to take Graded Music Exams: Guidelines for deaf and hearing-impaired candidates Guidelines […]
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Trinity College Music Certificate Exams
Trinity College Music Certificate Exams assess a musican’s performance on a musical instrument. Music Certifcate Exams are more flexible and adaptable than Trinity’s Music Grade Exams, consisting of a performance […]
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ASDAN short courses
ASDAN (Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network) offer a wide choice of flexible, activity-based curriculum programmes that can be used in a variety of educational contexts with learners working at […]