The Independent Society of Musicians Trust (ISM Trust) has announced a new online resource aimed at helping teachers to understand and overcome barriers to singing for children and young people.
Developed in partnership with Voices Foundation and supported by the Schools Music Association (SMA), ‘Breaking the Singing Barrier’ is designed for classroom teachers working in early years settings, primary, and secondary schools across the UK.
The free resource will be made up of four webinars, taking place in April and May 2024, and 20 short videos, which will be released between February and June 2024.
Featuring experts from across the sector, the resource will explore SEND barriers to singing, cultural barriers to singing, differing barriers between primary and secondary singing, and the psychological and personal barriers to singing.
ISM chief executive Deborah Annetts said: ‘The ISM has long advocated for a singing to be at the heart of the school. We called for a focus on singing in the refreshed National Plan for Music Education for England, and were pleased that the Plan recognised that singing should be a “core element of musical learning” in both primary and secondary schools.
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