ABRSM’s commitment to supporting and upskilling music teachers is a central pillar of our strategy. Our ambitions are to support as many teachers as possible through the Teacher Hub, deliver face to face training, advocate for music education at the highest level, and continue to offer a wide variety of resources such as courses, webinars, and training opportunities.

We’re delighted to welcome Jenny Trattles and Charles MacDougall to the ABRSM Curriculum team family. Expanding ABRSM’s vision and drawing on their experience in this field, we look forward to working with them and their team of practitioners in the delivery of their work in MATs, Schools, Hubs, Services, Choirs and Organisations.

"Driven by my passion that every child should have access to high-quality music education - not just the paying few - I am so excited to be working with the ABRSM to move closer to this goal. With my primary curriculum expertise, real-life experience in schools, and commitment to empowering teachers who don't yet know they're music teachers, I look forward to making a significant and far-reaching impact." Jenny Trattles

I'm so excited to become part of the ABRSM family! The team here have such incredible expertise and knowledge, and the organisation a well-deserved reputation for quality training, so I'm eager to bring to the table what I know about singing in schools, multi-academy trusts and hubs, as well as my experience of the professional development and support of teachers. It's my hope that together we will be able to create programmes and opportunities with the potential for real impact on our music education landscape." Charles MacDougall

ABRSM is now able to offer tailored support programmes for Multi-Academy Trusts, Schools, Hubs and Services, Choirs and Organisations, that will help you achieve your goals for your staff and the children you support.  The principal areas of our support are in the following categories; Thought Leadership, Teacher Development and Engagement Support. 

 Thought Leadership
  • We can support you with writing curriculum documents and Music Development Plans for your school/hub/MAT requirements.
  • We can support you with writing vocal strategy documentation for your Music Hub/Service/Choir requirements.
Teacher Development:
  • Teacher Development CPD sessions for class teachers.
  • Tailored Teacher Development CPD sessions for Music Leads.
  • Bespoke Teacher Development CPD sessions for your staff, face to face or online.
  • 121 Teacher Observations and feedback through in-class visits for classroom teachers.
  • Support in raising the vocal standard of your School or Hub/Service based choirs.
  • Introduction to Choral Conducting sessions.
  • Advanced Choral skills training.
Engagement Support
  • We can help you run Community Choirs or Teacher Choirs.
  • We can support your MAT-wide choirs.
  • We offer a Choral Excellence Programme.
  • We can provide one-off Choral Inspiration Days/kickstarter events.
  • We can programme and run Choral Festivals.
  • We can help you to start a singing culture in school (primary and secondary, choral and curriculum-wide).

If you would like more information, please contact us on voices@abrsm.ac.uk, we'd be delighted to hear from you and support your music making. 

Last modified: Monday, 15 July 2024, 8:56 AM