Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

Members received a report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services regarding Music Education Mapping across the City of London Family of Schools. The following matters were raised:

·         The Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) were linking with the work being undertaken with the Family of Schools to achieve the Board’s Cultural and Creative Learning strategy outcome.

·         A Member requested that GSMD be invited to submit a similar “partnerships” report as those submitted to the Board by the City’s Independent Schools.

·         In respect of appendix 1, it was requested that both primary schools and secondary schools are given access to workplace experience in the music industry.

·         The lack of a music-lead at any of the schools was a particular point of concern.

·         More information was requested on the format of music provision in KS2, i.e. whether the teaching is one-to-one, small groups or with an entire class.

·         It was noted that workplace experience in music could also include instrument making.

·         Members were informed that Phase 2 of this piece of work would also include Drama and other artforms provision.

RESOLVED, that

·         The music education mapping exercise, be noted; and

·         The summary of areas for further exploration included in appendix 1 and full report with survey results in appendix 2, be noted.

11.55 the meeting was extended in accordance with Standing Order 40.