Music Development Plan
The Department for Education has asked schools to publish a summary of their Music Development Plan on their website each academic year as part of their National Plan for Music Education (NPME).
The purpose of a Music Development Plan is to
- raise awareness of their music development plan
- promote the school music offer to parents and prospective parents
- give greater opportunity for schools and music hubs to work together
Our Music Development Plan 2025-2026 dovetails into our wider curriculum provision and tallies with the Department for Education’s core requirement laid out in this area:
- 1hr timetabled Music per week
- Instrumental and Vocal Lessons
- Choirs & Ensembles
- Performance Opportunities
- Spaces for Practice
- Key Stage Three Singing Progression
- Key Stage Three Listening Progression
- Key Stage Three Composing Progression
- Key Stage Three Performing Progression
- Opportunities in Bands
- Opportunities in Orchestra
- Live Music Experience
Our school has a lively and proud tradition in Music provision and so we already meet these benchmarks multiple times over. However, there is always room to plan, develop and improve provision in all areas and our Music Development Plans seeks to do just that.
Our Music Development Plan can be viewed in full here.
If you would like to learn more about our Music Curriculum then please contact Richard Barnett-Richards, Deputy Headteacher, via office@friaryschool.co.uk.
