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Music: Education

Asked by Stuart AndersonConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 30 April 2025UIN 46815

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on launching a new National Music Education Network.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

On 18 March, the department announced its intention to launch a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education.

We intend to appoint the delivery partner for the Centre through an open, competitive procurement. We will engage with sector stakeholders to refine the details of the Centre ahead of the commercial process later this year. We will set out further detail shortly.

The National Centre will deliver on the manifesto commitment to deliver a Music Education Network. The department’s intention is to launch the National Centre in September 2026.

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