In a written House of Commons answer, Robin Walker has confirmed that the government will publish the refreshed National Plan for Music Education (NPME) ‘by the end of this academic year’.
The news comes in response to a question from Labour’s Louise Haigh, tabled on 25 April, which reads: ‘To ask the secretary of state for education, whether the updated National Plan for Music Education will be implemented ahead of the 2022-23 academic year.’
Walker added that ‘the department will continue to work with schools and the music education sector to ensure that the timetable for implementation is reasonable’ - likely referring to the publication date’s possible proximity to the summer holidays.
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