School21: creating a community

As we face an ongoing recruitment and retention crisis in education, I am humbled by the unwavering passion, dedication and commitment of our music team at School21. Every member of the team has been integral to the design, delivery and constant re-drafting of our 4–18 music curriculum over the last decade. In a school that has only been open since 2012, this commitment of time represents the majority of its history. The work is challenging, relentless and consuming. Fulfilling the ambitions we have for music education demands us to be teachers, musicians, curriculum makers, fundraisers, accountants, community builders, timetablers, event coordinators, negotiators and – where that fails – rule breakers (seek forgiveness, never permission).