Making More of Music
The Ofsted Report (Making More of Music) has just been published. It is the latest “state of the nation” from HMI and is essential reading, drawing its evidence and conclusions from recent music Ofsted inspections. The report (PDF, Word) is 77 pages long so you may find it better to read on line!
The press report issued on the 4th February 2009 is a useful summary.
HMI Tony Knight will be speaking at the forthcoming FMS Burning Issues conference in London.
FMS is pleased to see some very positive statements about music services and well done to everyone.
Key Findings include the following
Music services in local authorities contributed significantly to broadening provision, especially through providing instrumental tuition and providing opportunities for pupils to perform in regional ensembles and at national and international musical events. No other partnerships had a similar impact across all the schools visited. The best instrumental/vocal programmes were making a real difference to pupils’ musical education, but not all the programmes were of sufficient duration or quality.
And Part A Inspection findings for music page 9 states
1. Overall, the schools selected for the survey because they were involved in instrumental/vocal programmes were more often judged to be good or outstanding than the schools that were not involved in such programmes. Around two thirds of the schools in the sample involved in instrumental programmes were judged to be good or better compared to about half of the schools in the whole sample.
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When will Tony Knight’s powerpoint presentation from Burning Issues Conference be available please?
Hi Valerie - keep an eye on the Burning Issues conference page as we’re uploading the presentations as we get them.