*FREE* CPD Offers

for Autumn/Spring 23/24

(More courses will be added- please revisit to check.)

Do you work with children in schools as a teacher or classroom support staff?

Would you like to develop your confidence and skills in leading musical activities?

Would you like to see the ‘teaching’ of the music curriculum for EYFS-KS2 being modelled by a specialist?

Are you a music subject lead wanting to understand the recommendations and national advice for music provision in schools?

Do you have a background in music and would like to develop your knowledge of the pedagogies of music education?

If you said yes to any of these, there is a CPD course here designed for you!

Click here to register for the following CPD sessions

Why are these sessions 'Free'?

We understand the financial constraints that schools are facing. As part of our support to schools and our passion to help teaching staff  gain the confidence and  knowledge or the music curriculum to pass on the joy of musical learning to their students, we aim to provide quality, specialist led development opportunities at our site at Guardian House in West Bromwich affordably or free when we possibly can. Please support us by registering for and attending our sessions!

Musical Subject Knowledge for Primary Curriculum

This session is designed for Primary  teaching staff who wish to build their confidence and understanding of key musical concepts and vocabulary pertaining to the Primary Music Curriculum.

'Developing Musicianship'

The Model Music Curriculum defines the basic skills development in the key fundamental elements of pulse, rhythm and pitch as ‘musicianship‘ for KS1. These musical concepts lie at the heart of all the interrelated dimensions of music. This session aims to, at minimum, secure the understanding of these through a series of activities and then scaffold the further progression through to end of KS2. 

'Involve me and I will understand'

Participants will be involved in practical musical activities to help secure understanding and explore resources that can be used to help further their development. 

Writing a Primary School Music Plan and Ofsted Music Guidance

This session is to help primary music subject leads and/or senior leadership team to understand how to create their School Music Plan. 

Advice will be given in line with Ofsted guidance and their music subject review.

National Plan for Music Education

When the new National Plan for Music Education landed on 25 June 2022, it included the statement: ‘In partnership with their music hub, we would like every school (including MAT’s) to have a Music Development Plan that captures the curricular and co-curricular offer and sets out how it will be staffed and funded.

Examples of Good Practice and Networking

 

This session will give participants the opportunity to see and hear examples how a variety of other schools are completing their plans in line with the social and economical demands of schools in this geographical region.

OFSTED: Deep Dives in Music

This session will help support primary schools and their music subject leaders to plan provision across the school in line with national expectaions for music delivery, supporting personal development for children, professional development for staff and to breakdown the FAQ’s asked by Osted in deep dive interviews.

Intent, Implementation and Impact

This session aims to help breakdown the framework in the context of music and explain outcomes of the Ofsted Music Subject Review in terms of curriculum design, ‘assessment’, progression and personal development.

Music Making in EYFS/KS1

This is a programme of  half-termly face-to-face sessions for staff working with children in EYFS settings and KS1.

Sing, Play, Listen, Dance...Repeat!

This course is designed to build the confidence of teachers and support staff to lead music making activities. This confidence will be developed through taking part in practical activities, replicating them in the teachers’ own school setting and then revisiting and reviewing the activities in the following CPD sessions 

Music Making in EYFS/KS1

 

Each session will build progressively on musical skills through singing, chanting, playing instruments, responding to music through movement and creating through improvisation.

Pedagogies supporting child development

This course will be led by a practitioner whose background is in music performance, choral conducting and education, including research on how children learn and the role music plays in their development. The facilitator’s experience in music education spans years of studying, practising and delivering curriculum based music lessons inspired by the methods of Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze and adapting these to fit in our modern global society.

Music Making KS2

This is a programme of half-termly face-to-face sessions for staff working with children in Key Stage 2.

Each session will build progressively on musical skills through singing, playing instruments, active listening activities and improvisation/composition- including the use of technology.

Music Making in KS2

This course is designed to build the confidence of teachers and support staff to lead music making activities. This confidence will be developed through taking part in practical activities, replicating them in the teachers’ own school setting and then revisiting and reviewing the activities in the following CPD sessions. 

 

Music Making in KS2: Performance and Ensembles

Ensemble style music making using classroom instruments and including other instruments that individual children play will be explored as a method of developing skills through the curriculum by preparing for group performances.

Pedagogies supporting child development

This course will be led by a practitioner whose background is in music performance, choral conducting and education, including research on how children learn and the role music plays in their development. The facilitator’s experience in music education spans years of studying, practising and delivering curriculum based music lessons inspired by the methods of Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze and adapting these to fit in our modern global society.

Singing in Primary School

This session is to support Primary school teaching staff with leading singing effectively in the classroom, assemblies and school choirs. 

Progression of Singing Skills

Age related singing skills and their progressive development from EYFS to end of KS2 will be explored through practical activities and repertoire suggestions.

Constructive Feedback and Performance

 

There will be demonstrations and participation of singing, listening for quality and deepening confidence to lead and provide feedback to children for improving performance. 

Language, Social and Personal Development

From the early work of chanting and building confidence in use of voice to singing in parts and harmony, the development of singing skills helps to develop the child:  in EYFS a good foundation of consistent ‘singing’ runs parallel to language and speech development. The continuation of singing together in class and assemblies provides a shared experience of music making which runs deep into the physiological make up of our brains. We learn how to tune into each other, ourselves and the world around us when we raise our voices together. 

Music Composition in Primary

This session is to support teaching staff in primary settings to become more confident in supporting children with improvisation and composition by modelling the process of using musicianship skills to create music- including the use of technology.

Music Composition in Primary

 Participants will explore this creative process of ‘composition’ through practical activities with progression from EYFS to end of KS2. The session will aim to model the process of creativity through children exploring music first through the use of voice, performing using instruments, listening and exploring how music is structured and elements are used and then creating their own music.

Recall, retain and record...

 

The use of ‘notation’ to record compositions will be modelled using realistic, manageable and inclusive methods, including the use of graphics, dots, sticks and technology.

Harnessing musical creativity and expression through practice and pedagogies

This course will be led by a practitioner whose background is in music performance, choral conducting and education, including research on how children learn and the role music plays in their development. The facilitator’s experience in music education spans years of studying, practising and delivering curriculum based music lessons inspired by the methods of Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze and adapting these to fit in our modern global society.

SIPS Education Music & Arts Service 

Guardian House Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, B70 8GS