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Cambridgeshire Music provides a high-quality CPD programme for teachers and school staff across the county with the aim of upskilling staff to become more confident with teaching music.
As well as offering bespoke training options for your school or setting, we will be hosting several training events across the county throughout the academic year.
All the options and events are listed in this leaflet with further training to be announced. For more information on the content, please visit our website
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Schools and settings option 1: Curriculum Development
£300 per setting
·A 90-minute twilight CPD session at your setting with your staff.
·3 x 1 hour curriculum development meetings with the music subject leader.
·Free attendance to one of our CPD events or webinars for a member of staff.
Schools and settings option 2: A 90-minute whole-staff CPD session
£95 per session
Sessions can be delivered on one of the following topics.
·An introduction to Charanga.
·Improvisation and composition in the classroom.
·Becoming more confident with teaching singing.
·Singing warmups for all ages.
·Introduction to whole class percussion
·Music Technology.
·Whole-class instrumental delivery
(ukuleles, recorders, glockenspiels).
Autumn Term
Using the voice: a guide to...
A two-part course led by Dr Douglas Coombes - 4pm-5:30pm - FREE
Workshops at Cambridgeshire Music, Histon
Part 1: Tuesday 17th September
Part 2: Tuesday 12th November
Workshops at The Nene Infant & Nursery School, Wisbech
Part 1: Tuesday 8th October
Part 2: Tuesday 26th November
Primary Music Network Meeting
4pm-5pm - Online - Monday 14th October 2024
£75 for yearly access
(Free for schools that have completed our ‘Schools Assessment Survey’)
Secondary Music Network Meeting
4pm-5pm - Online - Monday 14th October 2024
£75 for yearly access
(Free for schools that have completed our ‘Schools Assessment Survey’)
Developing relationships with SEND children
4pm-5pm
Thursday 17th October (Cambridgeshire Music, Histon)
OR
Monday 18th November (The Nene Infant & Nursery School, Wisbech)
£30 per session or £75 for all 3 sessions.
DISCOUNT: Two members of staff for £50 per session or
£120 for all three sessions.
Charanga- what’s new and how to use it
4pm-5pm - Online - Wednesday 23rd October 2024
FREE (register via your Charanga account)
Music Education Webinar Autumn Term
4pm-5pm - Wednesday 20th November 2024
£30 per session or £75 for all 3 webinars across the academic year.
Spring Term
Music to develop language & communication with SEND children
4pm-5pm
Monday 20th January (The Nene Infant & Nursery School, Wisbech)
Thursday 27th February (Cambridgeshire Music, Histon)
£30 per session or £75 for all 3 sessions.
DISCOUNT: Two members of staff for £50 per session or
£120 for all three sessions.
Primary Music Network Meeting
4pm-5pm - Online - Monday 3rd March
£75 for yearly access
(Free for schools that have completed our ‘Schools Assessment Survey’)
Secondary Music Network Meeting
4pm-5pm - Online - Monday 3rd March
£75 for yearly access
(Free for schools that have completed our ‘Schools Assessment Survey’)
Music Education Webinar Spring Term - 4pm-5pm
Wednesday 12th March - £30 per session or £75 for all 3 webinars across the academic year.
Summer Term
Music to support emotional & sensory regulation
with SEND children
Thursday 1st May (Cambridgeshire Music, Histon)
Monday 19th May (The Nene Infant & Nursery School, Wisbech)
£30 per session or £75 for all 3 sessions.
DISCOUNT: Two members of staff for £50 per session or
£120 for all three sessions.
Music Education Webinar Summer Term
4pm-5pm - Wednesday 11th June
£30 per session or £75 for all 3 webinars across the academic year.
Primary Music Network Meeting
4pm-5pm - Online - Monday 30th June 2025
£30 per meeting, or £80 for yearly access
(Free for schools that have completed our ‘Schools Assessment Survey’)
Secondary Music Network Meeting
4pm-5pm - Online - Monday 30th June
£30 per meeting, or £80 for yearly access
(Free for schools that have completed our ‘Schools Assessment Survey’)
How to book your CPD session
Our CPD supports schools to achieve Artsmark (particularly evidence of CPD, Curriculum Design and Values and Ethos).
For all CPD queries, please email cm@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or give us a call on 0345 045 1371
If you have an account with Cambridgeshire Music or would like to register, visit our website by clicking on the green button below.
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Schools Self-Assessment
Have you completed Cambridgeshire Music’s School Self-Assessment Survey?
This enables you to share more about your school’s music provision with the Cambridgeshire Music Education Hub. Your completed surveys also help us to build a clearer picture of music across the county and identify areas for future projects, support, and development.
Schools Self-Assessment Survey