Season 2 Episode 4 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Kathryn Dukes about music at Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy in Staffordshire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

Season 2 Episode 3 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Anna Gower about music at St Andrew's International School in Bangkok. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

Primary Music in Conversation Season 2 Episode 2 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.

Primary Music in Conversation Season 2 Episode 1 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

Season 2 Episode 1 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @DrLizStafford chatting with Theresa Phillips about music at Sneyd Academy in Stoke-on-Trent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

*NEW BLOG* @drlizstafford.bsky.social gives her opinion on the Curriculum & Assessment Review’s final report musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/news/opinion...

In our *BRAND NEW* Autumn Term issue: Baby, you're a firework, by @drlizstafford.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bddfrzuw

In our *BRAND NEW* Autumn Term issue: Jingle all the way! By @drlizstafford.bsky.social tinyurl.com/m34udxuf

We're thrilled to be 3 x finalists in this year's Music & Drama Education Awards! Our podcast, research project for Drums for Schools, and the Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook published by Collins Music have all been shortlisted!

Want to share the wonderful work you're doing with music in your school? We're now seeking guests for Primary Music in Conversation Season 2! Express your interest here: musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/contact/

*NEW BLOG* 🎃 Bring some Halloween magic to your music lessons! 👻 Explore creative ideas for spooky soundscapes, storytelling, rhythm, and global traditions — all while developing key musical skills. Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/ycd2bwr9 #MusicEducation #Halloween

My latest for Music Teacher Magazine www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/feat...

This #InternationalPodcastDay why not catch up with one of our two podcasts presented by @drlizstafford.bsky.social Primary Music in Conversation and CME in Conversation are both available on all major podcast apps and via our website tinyurl.com/wzccc6ub Image: Nikki Cooper Photography

Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social on Tuesday 30th September for a webinar on Developing Core Skills in Primary Music, and learn how to progressively develop performing, listening, composing & improvising, and music theory skills from EYFS to Y6. tinyurl.com/2mdwa6xb

*NEW* Blog: Making the right start with music. musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/news/making-...

Just seen someone advertising a music education job that doesn’t exist yet for a government contract they haven’t won yet for (at an educated guess) a National Centre for Music & Arts Education for which no firm details have been released. 🤯

This is quite the read! 😱 Not so Totally Rad: the UK music tuition firm leaving pupils in the lurch and teachers in despair www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Another accolade? Go on then! 🥰

Thrilled by this news! 🎶🥳

Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social on Tuesday 30th September for a webinar on Developing Core Skills in Primary Music, and learn how to progressively develop performing, listening, composing & improvising, and music theory skills from EYFS to Y6. tinyurl.com/2mdwa6xb

I really, REALLY wish we could get beyond the misunderstanding that music education = extra-curricular instrumental provision. Music is a statutory subject of the National Curriculum, and the heart of music education is inclusive classroom music lessons, not optional instrumental provision.

Looking forward to launching the first cohort of this in 2026! #MusicEd

*BRAND NEW* for 2025-26! Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social for our Music Education Support & Development Certificate for advisers, consultants, trainers and lead schools supporting schools with music. tinyurl.com/36b8pzz3

Season 1 may be over, but you can still catch up with all our episodes of Primary Music in Conversation here: primarymusic.podbean.com

Secondary Music Leadership Certificate academic year 2025/26 dates now available for booking! Join us in the Autumn, Spring or Summer terms to develop your head of department skills! tinyurl.com/y9y4a9tb

Some blue sky for Bluesky! Looking forward to relaxing and recharging after another hectic academic year. 🥰

Primary Music in Conversation Episode 7 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

Episode 7 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Annie Undzhiyan about music at Mere Green Primary in Birmingham. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

Get in touch before 31st August to submit your articles and news items for the next issue of Music Hubs & Services Magazine: musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/contact/

*BRAND NEW* for 2026! Join Dr Phil Mullen for our Inclusive Music Education Certificate for support and guidance on your journey towards more inclusive music education practice. tinyurl.com/54dyx9n8

Primary Music in Conversation Episode 6 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

Episode 6 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Emma Cornhill about music at Fairburn Community Primary School in Yorkshire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

Following the launch of their Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook, @drlizstafford.bsky.social and Dan Francis were delighted to attend the HarperCollins Summer Party yesterday 🥂

My co-author and I had a rather lovely time at the HarperCollins Summer Party yesterday…

Primary Music in Conversation Episode 4 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

This is a fascinating chat, particularly if you are looking for ways to get more cultural diversity into your music curriculum. 🎶

An important survey for music teachers in the UK: www.ism.org/news/music-e... #UKEduSky #EduSkyUk

Join me at the Elementary Music Summit between 7th - 11th July! Ticket link in comments below.

Primary Music in Conversation Episode 4 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

This was an interesting chat about the strategies Milby Primary School has used to support all their teachers to feel confident with teaching music.

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I think I nailed it 💅🏻📚🎶 Pre-order your copy of the Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook now! 🥰

Talk about an exciting delivery! 🥰📚

Primary Music in Conversation Episode 3 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

Episode 3 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with David Gray about music at Barton Hill Academy in Devon. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

Primary Music in Conversation Episode 2 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com

Episode 2 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Ben Griffiths about music at Bannockburn Primary School in London. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com

Find out what the @TrinityC_L Level 4 Certificate for Music Educators could do for you! tinyurl.com/42mzkz24

Episode 1 of Primary Music in Conversation is OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.