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AQA Unit Award Scheme
AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) offer an extremely flexible accreditation framework called the ‘AQA Unit Award Scheme’. The scheme includes scores of ready-made music awards, as well a system that […]
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MIDI Grid ‘Grid Play’ software resources
The Full Pitcher have produced music resources for MIDI Grid music software. MIDI Grid is accessible to disabled people using almost any means of computer access – switch, joystick, trackball, […]
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RNIB Music Advisory Service
The RNIB Music Advisory Service (MAS) is an information resource for people with sight problems. The MAS web-page contains information and advice on music education at all levels, from the […]
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Sounds Of Intent
Based on extensive research and observations over 10 years, Sounds of Intent is an assessment framework for those making music with children and young people with learning difficulties (ranging from […]
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WJEC Music Entry Level
WJEC’s Entry Level Music forms part of their wider ‘Entry Pathways’ suite of credit-based units. All Entry Pathway units sit within the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and aim to provide students with […]
Discussion
Access to Music/ Access to Sport…a watershed moment?
On July 19, 2011, Oscar Pistorius clocked 45.07 in Lignano, thus qualifying for the world championships and the London Olympics.
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LCM Leisure Play music exam
Available in all music subjects, London College of Music offer Leisure Play music exams as a performance-only alternative to graded exams. [NB Leisure Play exams are not accredited, they are assessment […]
Discussion
Marc Jaffrey tweets: ‘It’s possible 50% of children with SEN don’t get proper music ed’
That may well be an underestimate. SEN covers such a huge spectrum of needs and certain groups within this spectrum, such as those facing physically disabling barriers to music for example, will typically be receiving even less provision relative say, to those with Autism.
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Are music teachers talking about disabled/ SEN students?
First, Marc Jaffrey’s recent article in Music Education UK magazine, then Mark Phillips (HMI Music inspector for Ofsted) at the recent FMS conference…
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Cash in the Music Department cupboard…?
I recently had an interesting chat with another Drake Music associate about vintage equipment we have come across in various schools across the Bristol area…