Advanced Skills Teachers

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Advanced Skills Teachers

• NAME
• Department for Children, Schools and Families
• Conference 5 July 2007

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AST conference

• Joined up people and policies
• We are all part of a wider resource. None of us
  can meet the needs of the children alone

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AST conference

• New Music Education Offer
• Exposure
• Choice
• Voice
• Personalised learning

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AST conference

• Progression and Sustainability
• Music Start Youth Music
• Programme manager Sophie Mathias
• Aimed at 2 to 5 year olds
• Prototype will be available in November
• Youth Music plans to distribute 100,000 packs to
  Childrens Centres in 25 priority LAs by March
  2008

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AST conference

• Key Stage 1
• Singing programme
• Choir Schools Association outreach scheme
• Howards virtual group
• Tender awarded

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AST conference

• Key Stage 2
• Instrumental and vocal programme
• IoE survey
• Charging legislation and remissions
• Keep em singing!

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AST conference

• Key Stage 3
• Musical Futures regional support
• Secondary Strategy
• QCA curriculum review
• Keep em singing

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AST Conference

• During the key stage pupils should be offered the
  following opportunities that are integral to
  their learning and enhance their engagement with
  the concepts, processes and content of the
  subject.
• The curriculum should provide opportunities for
  pupils to
• work with a range of musicians (my italics) and
  watch and listen to live musical performances
  where possible, to extend pupils musical
  learning

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AST conference

• 14 to 19
• Creative and Media Diploma
• Traditional examinations and courses
• Arts Award

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AST conference

• Joined up people and policies
• Statutory curriculum
• Music Service provision
• Childrens Centres
• Extended schools programmes