Music & Drama Education Awards nominations open for 2025
Phil Croydon
Sunday, April 21, 2024
The deadline for nominations is 16 August 2024
Nominations are now open for the Music & Drama Education Awards 2025, which celebrate the achievements of teachers, school departments, individuals, resources, organisations and charities.
This year, nominations will be submitted through a new form-based system, which streamlines the submission and selection process.
The 2025 awards ceremony will be held on Thursday 30 January at the Royal National Hotel, London. The host and expert judging panel will be announced closer to the event.
Nominations can be submitted in the following categories:
- Outstanding Musical Initiative
- Outstanding Drama Initiative
- Outstanding Music Education Resource
- Outstanding Music Education Print Resource
- Outstanding Drama Education Resource
- Excellence in SEND (Music & Drama)
- Excellence in Musical Theatre (Music & Drama)
- Excellence in Primary/Early Years (Music & Drama)
- The Rocksteady Award for Progressive and Inclusive Music Education
- Outstanding School Music Department
- Outstanding School Drama Department
- Instrumental or Vocal Teacher of the Year
- Music Inspiration Award
- Drama Inspiration Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Music
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Drama
The Music Teacher and Drama & Theatre Editors’ Awards will also be presented at the ceremony.
The deadline for receiving nominations for the 2025 Music & Drama Education Awards is 16 August 2024.
To find out more about each category and submit a nomination online, visit the Awards website.
The 2024 Music & Drama Education Awards ceremony took place in February, hosted by CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell. It was supported by headline sponsors Casio Music UK and Broadway Licensing Global.
