advantage for those in gospel music education

Andrea Encinas - Arts Director for British Gospel Arts Consortium has called for an urgent response from all those who work within the Education system... Andrea's notice issued 24 November reads as follows:

"As you may be aware, the Government has published its National Music Education Plan for England following the Henley Review.  On 3 Nov, Youth Music launched its new programmes in line with the review’s recommendations.

One of the modules under Strengthening the Sector:  Networking-Building and Maintaining Networks, I think is a good one to apply for for us to establish a network of the key providers of gospel music educators to young people.

Please let me know if you are interested in being a partner in this network as I intend to put in an application on the network’s behalf for 1 Dec deadline.  If there is any other organisation that should be on this list/network not listed above, please forward to them and send me their name and email address."

Andrea has provided details of the module copied below this article.  You can also visit
http://network.youthmusic.org.uk/sites/default/files/users/Funding_docs/Module_Networking.pdf

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Networking-
Building and
Maintaining
Networks
Youth Music Programme
Aim: To ensure an efficient and coordinated music education offer
by building and maintaining networks of people, organisations and
skills. Networks will include the sharing of knowledge and practice,
collective dialogue and shared strategic focus.
Module group: Strengthening the sector
Background
Networking supports effective collaboration, dialogue
and strategic focus between people and organisations
to encourage the sharing of knowledge and practice. It
also aims to ensure an efficient and coordinated music
education offer by building and maintaining networks of
people, organisations, skills and activity.
This module aims to support networks that focus on
Early Years music provision and Encouraging the Talent
and Potential or progression environments of young
musicians. Networks should be local, regional, or in
some exceptional cases, national.
Who we want to support?
Primary: Organisations and individuals supporting
children and young people’s lives in and through
music making.
Secondary: The children and young people benefiting
from the work of organisations and individuals;
children, young people and adults benefiting from
improved music-making opportunities and experiences.
Specific eligibility criteria
Applicants are required to demonstrate they have
appropriate contacts, trusted brand, or strategy for
engaging required network members.
Applicants are required to have a track record in
managing or hosting networks (online and offline).
How much can I apply for?
£2,000 – £20,000
Applicants should state the intended coverage of their
network when allocating cost.
Lifespan
12 – 24 months
(All Youth Music funded work must be completed
by 31 March 2014)
Required match funding
No required match funding but would recommend 10%

Youth Music Programme
Intended outcomes
Module Specific
1. To create and maintain groups of strategic
networked individuals and organisations whose
expertise around particular areas of work is easily
accessed and shared.
2. To improve the music making offer to children and
young people through effective understanding of their
needs and the creation of network-based solutions.
Generic
3. To improve the quality and standards of music
delivery for children and young people.
4. To embed learning and effective practice in host
and partner organisations and share practice
beyond the project.
5. Set by applicant.
Guidance on activities
• For this module, applicants may wish to consider
recruitment of individuals and organisations; hosting,
facilitating and maintaining network activity; online
and/or face to face networking; events; dissemination
activity (including capturing and documenting
network achievements); advocacy for the needs and
achievements of children and young people.
Suggested indicators
• Communication and working relationships between
network members.
• Quality and quantity of music provision at network
level (i.e. locally, regionally or nationally).
• Perceptions of musical offer as a result of
networking activity.
Other links and resources you
might find useful
• ‘Sharing Effective Practice’ Paper, Dr. Luke Dickens *
• YM Impact Report 2010/11 (Sharing Practice Section)*
* Resources can be found at www.youthmusic.org.uk/network

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