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anitaholford.bsky.social
Freelance comms, copywriting, bid-writing - for music, arts, charities involved in education, wellbeing, social justice. Adoptive Mum, neurodivergent daughter. Www.writing-services.co.uk
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Thanks to everyone who's responded to our survey so far! It's great to hear your views. We'd love to hear from more people so we're extending the deadline to Sunday 16 March midnight. Please help us by filling in this quick survey (just four questions): forms.gle/BfiG4qj2uLVJ...

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My voice is shaping the future of UK live music, yours could too! Please share your thoughts on the UK music industry by taking the #MusicFansVoice survey 👉 musicfansvoice.uk

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Food for thought and action from the brilliant Adeela Warley, for all communications professionals and leaders in not-for-profit sectors. www.thirdsector.co.uk/adeela-warle...

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The Music Education Works website has been running for 10 years now. So we're looking for your views by Fri 28 Feb. How often do use it? How much would you miss it if it wasn't here? What should do next? Thank you for any feedback& insights 🙏 musiceducationworks.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/m...

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The Music Education Works website has been running for 10 years now. So we're looking for your views and feedback. How often do use it? How much would you miss it if it wasn't here? What should do next ...? Thank you for any feedback& insights 🙏 musiceducationworks.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/m...

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Latest research: Researchers at Zhengzhou Normal University, China find music education mitigates the detrimental effects of academic life on psychological well-being musiceducationworks.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/i...

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Researchers from the Department of Music at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland studied the claim that music education can create social benefits in the school environment, and found a positive correlation. musiceducationworks.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/e...

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A new 'sector snapshot' report on the state of the performing arts in Wales says that one of the “most persistent sources of frustration” is “feeling unable to rigorously communicate the social value & impact”. Does 'the arts and culture' have a framing problem? www.linkedin.com/posts/anitah...

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New piece of research from the University of Sussex, on the correlation between academic achievement and uptake of music; and a new study from NorthwesternUniversity looking into singing and wellbeing for young people musiceducationworks.wordpress.com

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Have you listened to the Music for Education & Wellbeing podcast lately? It's full of inspiration & advice from & for anyone working in music education, community music, music therapy, youth music ... There's a handy index on the podcast page on my website - see comments.

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Fascinating music ed chat with @allydaubney.bsky.social & John Bergin, Newham Music, exploring 5 yrs of research into participation, prof dev, progression & sustainability & a model for a ‘rich music education ecology’. Listen on your podcast app or my website writingservices.co.uk/podcasts

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Fascinating music ed chat with Dr Ally Daubney & John Bergin of Newham Music, exploring 5 yrs of research into participation, prof dev, progression & sustainability & a model for a ‘rich music education ecology’. Listen on your usual podcast app or my website writingservices.co.uk/podcasts

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Fascinating music ed chat with @allydaubney.bsky.social & John Bergin of Newham Music, exploring 5 yrs of research into participation, prof dev, progression & sustainability in music ed, & their model for a ‘rich music education ecology’. Of interest for music services, hubs, music partnerships.

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Thank you to Neil Baker for sharing this poem in the latest Dark Angels writers enews. As he says, "This has been a difficult year for so many people, in so many ways. There is so much about the state of the world just now that just doesn’t make sense." I hope this poem chimes with you too.

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Interested in neurodivergence or neurodivergent yourself? You’ll find a rich seam of insights & experiences in these poems written by 15 writers, including myself: 26project.org.uk/neurodiversi... You can also now hear our radio interview here. open.spotify.com/episode/6D4X...

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Excellent analysis of the drawbacks of the current/previous monitoring framework, looking forward to seeing what the new evaluation/outcomes framework brings for understanding the impact of music education hubs www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/opin...

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Find out about new funding & future learning re: music, social justice & research co-created with participants and higher ed. Expressions of interests 15 Jan, applications 2 May. Listen on your fav podcast app (search 'Music for Education & Wellbeing') or on my website and do follow the show!

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Arrived in a windy and wet Manchester for the #MusicIndMusicEd MIME conference. Looking forward to it!

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Young people & music are changing. Is it time we reframed ‘youth voice’? In our Beyond Youth Voice in music education report we share reflections on: 💡Systems leadership 🤝Prioritising relationships 💪Youth powered advocacy ⚡️Connecting, diversifying, and more macbirmingham.co.uk/about/mac-ma...

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