FMS and Paritor Seminars

The Federation of Music Services is working in partnership with Paritor Ltd to make sure that Music Services and other key organisations are able to collect and utilise data from partners across music education hubs.

FMS and Paritor are holding two single day seminars, on 5th and 6th March, to discuss in detail the statistics and information to be collected and exchanged across hubs between lead organisations, partners and the Arts Council.  There will be a detailed look at Data Protection issues, the commercial implications of Partner Agreements, and the methods required to manage and collect data across the whole of a hub and the submission of statistics to the Arts Council of England (based on assessment requirements).

From September 2012, music education will be delivered by a national network of music education hubs. For the first time core activities have been defined and the work of hubs will be monitored to ensure that relevant delivery targets for all children are met.

Working closely with the FMS, Paritor has designed two ‘free to use’ pieces of software providing tools for hub partners to collect necessary data and for lead hubs to electronically collect and collate this data, analyse and submit to ACE.

To view details of the agenda and attendance fees for the FMS and Paritor Hub Management Conference being held at the Beeches Hotel and Conference Centre in Birmingham, click here.

To view details of the training course they are running on the 7th March at the same venue, click here.

If you have any questions regarding the conference or the training course, or would like to book a place please email georgie@paritor.co.uk or call 01395 445092.

Community and Youth Music Library

The Community and Youth Music Library (CYML) has moved. Its new home is Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, London N8 9JA.

The CYML is a very large collection of vocal scores and instrumental parts, from which, for a small hire charge, you can borrow music for the next performance by your choir, orchestra or wind band. They lend sets of scores to schools, choirs, amateur orchestras, opera groups and bands throughout the UK and even farther afield. You can browse their catalogues of choral, orchestral and band music on their website. 

LONSAS Teacher Networking Events

Funded by an Arts Council Grant for the Arts, LONSAS are hosting four Teacher Networking Events in the London boroughs of Kingston, Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster and Barking and Dagenham.

These events will allow teachers to meet a wide variety of local creative practitioners and cultural organisations. There will be taster sessions, creative activities, info on trips and visiting artists, Artsmark advice and talks and tours provided by our hosts.

You can view the poster and the invite by clicking the highlighted links.

For further information, please visit the LONSAS website

Consultancy Opportunity

Creative and Cultural Skills are looking for consultants with appropriate experience to develop units for new occupational qualifications for the creative and cultural sector.

To view the consultancy brief, click here

National Music Education Grant Report 2011/12

To read the full report click this link