Baroness Wilcox of Newport
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Free Music Education
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Baroness Barran (Con)
My noble friend is absolutely right and I thank him very much for drawing this to the attention of the House.
Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Lab)
My Lords, in Wales the National Music Service is carrying out a review of the terms and conditions for local authority-hosted music service teachers, commencing this autumn. It will look at whether the lack of teacher retention and pay is a factor in delivering good music education throughout all key stages. Have the UK Government thought of doing something similar in England?
Baroness Barran (Con)
We have just published a national plan for music education, Arts Council England has just carried out a consultation review of our music hub approach and we have published a new model music curriculum, so it is fair to say that this area has received a lot of attention.