- National Centre for Music & Arts: Tender Update
The Department for Education has released an update on the upcoming tender process for the National Centre for Music & Arts Education, providing new insights into the Centre’s role.
View Music Mark’s statement - Music Education Solution: Music Education and SEMHD Seminar
Boost confidence and practice when working with children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties. Led by Dr Phil Mullen, this 1.5-hour online session on 23rd March explores effective strategies for organising, resourcing and adapting music activities to meet learners’ needs with intention and reflective practice.
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Wiltshire Associates Newsletter
Monday February 9th 2026
Associates eNewsletter February 2026
(Don’t forget to keep visiting the Associates Live Bulletin Board found in Quavers Rest): HERE
Instrument Hire – Whole Class Sets
Following recent consultation, we’ve expanded our Instrument Hire system to better serve our community. Private schools can now access our resources, and Associates have the option to hire whole class sets directly.
Pricing for these sets remains consistent with our school rates:
- Full academic year: £231
- 2 terms hire: £100
- 4 terms hire: £200
These charges are necessary due to the repair, upkeep and maintenance of the instrumental stock
Please note that these instruments will need to be collected and returned by you and any damages or losses will fall on you to pay or replace.
The sets for a full year is generally for 33-weeks. This equates to £7 a week or 23p per instrument per week.
Annual Associate Returns
It’s that time of year again! We’re beginning to collect data for the annual ACE data return, which includes:
- Annual Data Return
- Ethnicity Return
- Financial Return
- Annual Declaration Return
What’s new? All annual returns are now available through your Glide Associate Portal.
Why the change? Your feedback told us the previous Google Form process was cumbersome—requiring all information upfront with no option to save and return later. Our new Glide Platform solves this. You can now complete your returns in stages, with your progress automatically saved each time you log off. Simply return when convenient to pick up where you left off.
Click on the Data Icon
Select: Start One
Select the year of the data return
The timeline for the returns is:
We strongly recommend that you start these now and then make any slight adjustments for the deadline:
Please note that the Code of Conduct part of the annual Declaration has been amended, and all Associates will need to sign up to these as usual on their annual return. You can see these in the Glide Portal.
Grant C is now available
Keep an eye out in your Live Bulletin page in Quavers Rest for more details. A video will be made shortly to guide you through the process of applying.
National Training and Events
- Disability Inclusive Classrooms with Celebrating Disability – 24th March, 3.30pm – 6.30pm
This session is designed for educators working with students of all abilities, whether you’re teaching whole classes, small groups, or individual learners. We’ll explore how to create an inclusive classroom environment, adapt your teaching to meet a wide range of needs, and empower every student to participate fully in music education.
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Resources
- Instrumental Music Education: Developing Pedagogies as Instrumental TeachersInstrumental Music Education presents insights from instrumental and vocal teaching, including one-to-one and group contexts with learners of varied ages, levels and backgrounds across cultures and genres. The book is open access and available to read free of charge.
Access ‘Developing Pedagogies as Instrumental Teachers’