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Long-awaited National Plan for Music Education published

Inclusion, partnerships and progression from early years onwards are the central aims of the refreshed plan for music education in England.
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The new National Plan for Music Education (NPME) in England has been published, providing a much anticipated update on the first plan released in 2011.

Originally due earlier this year, the non-statutory NPME, entitled 'The Power of Music to Change Lives', sets out the government's ambitions for music education from now until 2030, with a progress report promised for 2025.

The 84-document contains three main chapters, each focusing on one of the three central aims of the plan – these can be summarised as access and inclusion from the early years; partnerships between music hubs, schools, multi-academy trusts; and opportunity to progress for every child.

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