02/05/2008
Hampshire Music Service and the DCSF have launched a new website for secondary teachers explicitly in response to one of the Music Manifesto key aims: to develop a world-class workforce in music education.
Secondary music teachers will already be familiar with the Secondary National Strategy's DVD 'KS3 music: a professional development programme'. The new website is an updated web-based version of that resource and, like the original DVD, it is designed to help teachers improve the quality of Key Stage 3 music. The format of the site, however, provides easier access and more flexible routes through the materials than the DVD version, and the programme has been updated to reflect the new requirements of the revised secondary National Curriculum for 2008.
The website offers a complete professional development programme with a series of six training units, including resources and examples of effective practice. Everything has been designed to enhance the process of professional development, so while there are lots of resources to support work in the classroom, all the materials have also been designed to help teachers review and refine their practice.
Commenting on the new website, Richard Howlett, Head of Hampshire County Council's Music Service, said: "We are delighted to have been involved in creating a resource that will support secondary music teachers as they continue to find the best ways of helping young people engage with, and learn about, music. We already know that the materials can make a significant difference to the quality of music at Key Stage 3 - having everything on the web will mean that even more teachers and pupils can benefit."
It is anticipated that the site will be incorporated into the new Teaching Music portal when it launches in October.
Go to www.ks3music.org.uk