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Congratulations to Marlborough Primary School in Chelsea, London on this recent feature and "Outstanding" Ofsted rating. 🥳They exemplify the power of music education in fostering pupil wellbeing, personal development, and academic achievement. Their commitment to a holistic education and engaging with their local community, is commendable - and they are Sing Up members! bit.ly/4185gI0 Tri-borough Music Hub #MusicEducation #OutstandingSchool #Leadership #Education

"Singing is a whole body experience..."- Emily Foulkes, researcher and director of Music For Good UK and the Singing for Health Network. 🎶 🎯 In the Sing Up Foundation's latest #InspiringVoicesPodcast episode, we're joined by both Emily and clinical psychologist, researcher and writer Dr Naomi Fisher to explore how we can create safe and supportive spaces for young people facing mental health challenges. How can we use singing to empower young people and help them flourish? Listen to our newest episode "Designing an environment where young people thrive" - OUT NOW. Spotify: https://bit.ly/3YVqAPu Apple: https://bit.ly/3AqHxYN Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3raZXrF Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eMKpYyYQ #mentalhealth #wellbeing #singing #musiceducation #musiced #education #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #singingforhealthandwellbeing #childrenandyoungpeople #learning #CAMHS

💡💡💡 "We miss a trick with young people by obliging them to do things because we make learning harder..." Naomi Fisher on our #InspiringVoicesPodcast NEW EPISODE OUT NOW: "Designing an environment where young people thrive" with Dr Naomi Fisher and Emily Foulkes How do we create an environment which is safe and supportive to young people facing challenges with their mental health? What’s wrong with the current system, where waiting lists for mental health can be years long? And can singing really help? Yes it can, according to clinical psychologist, researcher and writer Dr Naomi Fisher, and Emily Foulkes, researcher and director of Music For Good UK and the Singing for Health Network. Many thanks to our wonderful podcast guests! 🎧 🎧 🎧 Spotify: https://bit.ly/3AJ0yWF Apple: https://bit.ly/3ZtN7n3 Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/3YYV81z 📺 Youtube: https://lnkd.in/ea-zuBU6 #mentalhealth #wellbeing #singing #musiceducation #musiced #education #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #singingforhealthandwellbeing #childrenandyoungpeople #learning

We're excited to be heading to the Music Mark Annual Conference today to share all things Sing Up and the Sing Up Foundation and hear some fab #musiceducation talks. If you're attending, do come by and say hello. 👋 We are also thrilled to be sponsoring the Talk Into Action Inclusion award at tonight's Music Mark Awards ceremony. We can't wait to congratulate the recipient on their fantastic and important work in widening access to music education. 🎉 #MMConference24

Sing Up is conducting a survey to learn how to better support the home educators with musical activities and resources. Entrants will be entered into a prize draw for an Amazon voucher worth £100. More information about the survey can be found here: https://lnkd.in/em_ZncSC. Please reshare with anyone you know who home-educates their children and might be interested in taking part.

🌟 "Music can just be this brilliant tool to ... create a safe space for communities to come together" 🌟 🌟 Brand New Episode: Out Now🌟 Singing with Refugees and Unaccompanied Minors In this episode, We hear from trainer and practitioner Jim Pinchen (Surrey Arts) and from Dr Hala Jaber lead researcher for our new report on singing with young refugees commissioned from the University of Limerick The Irish World Academy of Music & Dance Many thanks to our wonderful guests. Listen or Watch the full episode now! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3YVqAPu Apple: https://bit.ly/3AqHxYN Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3raZXrF Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eMKpYyYQ #musiceducation #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #musiced #podcast #singingforhealth #singing #inspiringvoicespodcast

"I'm becoming very allergic to the idea of circles.... No - allow children to sit where ever they feel safe..." 🌟 Brand New Episode: Out Now🌟 Singing with Refugees and Unaccompanied Minors In this episode, We hear from trainer and practitioner Jim Pinchen (Surrey Arts) and from Dr Hala Jaber lead researcher for our new report on singing with young refugees commissioned from the University of Limerick The Irish World Academy of Music & Dance Many thanks to our wonderful guests. Listen or Watch the full episode now! Spotify: https://bit.ly/3YVqAPu Apple: https://bit.ly/3AqHxYN Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3raZXrF Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eMKpYyYQ #musiceducation #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #musiced #podcast #singingforhealth #singing #inspiringvoicespodcast

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 🎉 Sing Up is pleased to announce that following a recent recruitment process, Natasha Hendry has been appointed to the Sing Up Board as a Non-Executive Director. Natasha is a music psychologist, researcher, educator, singer, speaker and social justice activist. She's an expert on diversity and de-colonisation of the music curriculum and a Research Psychologist specialising in music, wellbeing and social justice. She is nearing completion of 3 years of study for a PhD, dedicated to examining the under-researched area of racial inequalities in UK music education. Natasha has also just joined Counterculture as an associate researcher to work on a ground-breaking research report on Black music in the UK, commissioned by UK music. CEO Michelle James said of the appointment "We are absolutely delighted to welcome Natasha to Sing Up's Board. She brings with her a wealth of expertise, knowledge and passion for the role of music education in society, particularly in relation to equity, diversity and inclusion. We've already benefited from having Natasha work with the senior management and staff team on Sing Up's EDI strategy and we look forward to continuing work with her at a governance level where she can guide us forward alongside our other Directors." You can read the full press release here:  https://bit.ly/3AmcDkf

🌟 New Clip! Listen/Watch Now! 🌟 Here, Sally Spencer Sky Arts Hero 2024 shares how Ex Cathedra Singing Medicine singing games also help support families when their children are in hospital. Listen to the whole episode which is inspiring, compelling and sometimes quite emotional. In this first episode of our second series, we hear from Sally (Ex Cathedra Singing Medicine Programme) and Merel van der Knoop (Long Covid Kids ), about children & young people who are in hospital or living with Long Covid and how singing can support their mental and physical wellbeing. Many thanks to our wonderful guests. Listen or Watch the full episode now! Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ebSZxv-U Apple: https://apple.co/45ZCVTx Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3raZXrF Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dCPgc3n7 #musiceducation #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #musiced #podcast #singingforhealth #singing #inspiringvoicespodcast

Our friends at the National Schools Singing Programme are working to create a new apprenticeship. Take their survey to support development of a Choral Director national apprenticeship standard: 🔗https://ow.ly/csXW50TRGXH #SingingLeader #MusicEducation #Apprenticeships