FMA Conference 2006

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FMA Conference 2006

• Carrots
• Sticks
• Sermons..
• or are there more effective ways to
  establish partnerships?

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Carrots

• Incentives for change
• structures
• funding
• staffing

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Carrots

• Incentives for change
• initiatives
• new funds
• status
• quick success

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Sticks

• Statutory requirements
• national curriculum
• assessment/examinations
• Advantages
• equity/access
• consistency
• status
• funding

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Sermons

• Persuading and pleading
• strategies
• frameworks
• guidance
• research
• training/development

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The Future of Partnerships

• Professional relationships are as important as
  professional partnerships
• To change what colleagues do, we have to change
  what they think
• Partners need to feel equal contributors, but
  with distinctive roles and responsibilities
• Change is not the same as improvement
• The rush to replace is not secure we need
  longer term and sustainable programmes, staffing
  and resources
• We need to use inclusive language and
  communications

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Developments

• Wider Opportunities
• KS3 Strategy
• Musical Futures/Hamlyn
• Music Industries Association Research
• Rapid Response Survey/Ofsted
• Survey of music in primary schools/Ofsted

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Being accountable

• Self-review of Music Services
• S W O T
• strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats
• S T E P
• social/technological/economic/political

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Knowing and understanding

• Beyond knowing what you do, do sufficient people
• understand why and how?
• What knowledge and concepts do we need to
• understand the following?
• MISS BRIONY JONES
• 10 LION ROAD
• LONDON W10 6XL
• Demonstrate instead of justify
• Teach instead of tell

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The Future of FMS

• Harness the aspects of music education in which
  you play a key role
• Seek a major influence beyond the music
  professions
• The support of headteachers and LA colleagues is
  crucial
• Give young people a role and a voice

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Music Services of the Future

• Publicise and disseminate your best work to those
  who have influence
• Keep the focus on children, pupils and adult
  learners
• TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More
• Work towards 2008