Q&A

Q&A: Jamie Njoku-Goodwin

An experienced campaigner, communications specialist and former political advisor, UK Music’s chief executive started his career following a music degree at Nottingham. He sat on the expert advisory panel for the refreshed National Plan for Music Education in England, and here discusses the future of music education with MT’s Hattie Fisk.
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin - Joanna Dudderidge

JN: Music is not a subject that you can funnel money into and turn things around in two or three years. The outcome of things we do today are going to be seen in 10, 15 or 20 years from now. At UK Music, music education is a real priority for us as an organisation that is at the front-end of lobbying government. A crucial thing in this field is winning the argument for the music industry being a key national asset. The tremendous and proven benefits of the subject on mental and physical wellbeing of young people, for example, is something we want to continue bringing to the attention of policymakers.

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