Michael Gove Promises £82.5million Cash Injection For Music Education
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Tuesday, 08 February 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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The young musicians of Britain have been given a major boost, after the UK’s education secretary Michael Gove pledged an £82.5million cash injection into music education.
Following the publication today of the Henley Review, the long awaited report into the provision of music education, Gove promised the cash for music classes across the country. The Review has made a wide-ranging number of recommendations to government about the future provision of music in education.
Following the publication, Michael Gove commented that “Access to the best musical education is not universal and the opportunity to benefit from great instrumental tuition is not shared equally. Many disadvantaged children are denied the music education they deserve. And that's why we need to bridge this musical divide.”
The CEO of the Music Industry Association Paul McManus also spoke about the affair, saying “It is extremely encouraging to read the continuing supportive comments being made by Michael Gove concerning the importance of music education for a child and the wide-ranging benefits it brings to a child’s development.
The Review itself is very positive and highlights a large number of areas that the MIA would whole-heartedly endorse, including the specific recommendation to maintain music in the National Curriculum and the additional requirement to maintain the Statutory Entitlement for a child to learn a musical instrument.
The MIA naturally looks forward to the government response to the Review and will offer all support to both government and the educational sector to realise the aspirations of the report. In
particular, the MIA notes the specific recommendation concerning the future purchase of instruments and we stand ready to assist in ensuring that children have access to appropriate, quality musical instruments”
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