Music

A Music Development Plan for Brent Knoll Primary School 2025 to 2026

The government has recently published ‘the power of music to change lives: a national plan for music education’. It sets out a vision to enable all children and young people to:

• learn to sing, play an instrument and create music together
• have the opportunity to progress their musical interests and talents, including professionally

Every child should receive a great music education. Learning about music and having the opportunity to play musical instruments and make music together is a vital part of a rich and rounded education. Music plays a key role in brain development. It helps to develop language, motor skills, emotional intelligence and collaboration skills. Great music education in school would include the following, and this is what we intend for the children to receive at Brent Knoll Primary:

1. at least one hour of classroom music teaching per week where possible
2. access to lessons across a range of instruments, and for singing
3. opportunities to join your school choir or vocal group
4. opportunities to join your school ensemble, band or groups, which may include after-school clubs
5. opportunities to have your music heard – for example, in concerts, competitions or shows
6. opportunities to go to live performances at least once a year