The Creative Educator
The Power of Music
August has been a powerful month in musical regard. The American Gospel Music world sadly lost two giants in piano, Shaun Martin (of Kirk...
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The Creative Educator
- Jan 12, 2023
- 1 min
DEIB Accounts to Follow on Social Media
During the past year, at speaking engagements I’ve often been asked who to follow. So, I thought it would be helpful to pull together a...
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The Creative Educator
- Jan 6, 2023
- 4 min
GCSE Music: Setting Students up for Success in Free Composing
The distinction between the GCSE Music set brief and free compositions across all courses is a really helpful element of the 9-1 GCSEs....
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The Creative Educator
- Jan 6, 2023
- 2 min
Success with Technology in the Classroom
Follow-up from Music Technology in Education Conference 2022 hosted by Music Teacher Magazine. 'When using technology, music teachers and...
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The Creative Educator
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
Composing Starting Points for year 9 Music
It’s always great to have access to new creative ideas for the classroom that focus on the work of contemporary artists who can help to...
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The Creative Educator
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
Gathering Copying Data During the Festive Season
Well, I don’t know about for you, but for me it’s been a busy old term. Digesting the National Plan (NPME2), considering whether and how...
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The Creative Educator
- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
NPME response: The keys to success are time, money, great musicianship, and great people
The Creative Educator offers her reaction to the refreshed National Plan for Music Education, published at the end of June, for Music...
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The Creative Educator
- Jan 4, 2022
- 1 min
Coaching Conversations with Bukky
The Creative Educator sat down with Science and Ed Tech leader and consultant, Bukky Yusuf, to talk more about staff development and...
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The Creative Educator
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Discussing Diversity in the Curriculum
As Black History Month comes to a close, it presents a great opportunity for reflection on what’s taken place in our classes over the...
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The Creative Educator
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
Working Effectively in Partnership to Promote Creativity
Why work in Partnership? Access to the arts is increasingly proving to be the preserve of the elite, with funding cuts often impacting...
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The Creative Educator
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
A Model Music Curriculum?
Model: Something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of its type . Cambridge Online...
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The Creative Educator
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Sharing Session on Diversifying the Music Education Workforce
Planning your Curriculum and Programme School Curriculum Meeting the needs of learners Accessible to all Stretch and challenge...
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The Creative Educator
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Composing in Schools
In November 2020 I was asked by Sound and Music to be a panel member for a national Music Conference.
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The Creative Educator
- Jan 3, 2021
- 1 min
The January Challenge 2021
In mid-December of 2020 I stumbled across the January Challenge and thought it would be a positive way to support students in starting the y
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The Creative Educator
- Dec 28, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review - Bennie Kara, Diversity in Schools
A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools Author – Bennie Kara Publisher – Corwin After closing the cover on a relaxed day of...
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The Creative Educator
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min
Collegiality in a time of Challenge
When I last guest-blogged, I wrote about my NQT year experience of teaching, and some of the things that I’ve learned since, about...
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The Creative Educator
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
8-steps to Engagement in Lessons
Reading Time: 6 minutes The opportunity to blog about ways of engaging young people in the classroom really caught my attention. Thinking...
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