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Teachers and educators working in the Doncaster Borough invited to attend CPD sessions to demystify the new Model Music Curriculum


The sessions will be led by musicians from darts – Doncaster’s participatory arts charity and specialists in Arts & Education. darts musicians are friendly, supportive and experts in bringing music to life in the classroom. Sessions will take place at The Point in central Doncaster – a Covid-safe building following current government guidance. These opportunities are entirely free, thanks to generous funding from Arts Council England as part of the Doncaster Music Education Hub programme.


Weds 16th March, 4-5.30pm Model Music Curriculum - Musicianship for KS2 (Part 2 of 2) These sessions are designed to cover all of the musicianship elements of the KS2 Model Music Curriculum. In this session, the focus is on the element of pitch and the relevant pitch notation needed for KS2 - all taught through easy, accessible activities for you to try in your own classroom. This session is Part 2 of 2, but you do not need to have attended the first part to come along.


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Wednesday 20th April, 4-5.30pm Singout CPD Come along to this fun and friendly training session, practise all the songs and learn the dance moves you need for this year's event at The Dome


Weds 2nd March, 4-5.30pm Singing Champions Delivered by musicians Janet Wood and Satnam Galsian, this session will explore teaching songs from cultures other than that of the teacher in the classroom, discussing issues and best practice when using songs from previously colonised communities.


Wednesday 4th May, 4-5.30pm Model Music Curriculum – Composition for KS2 Learn all of the composition elements within the KS2 Model Music Curriculum through easy to use exercises and approaches for the classroom.


Places are free but you will need to book ahead at uhttps://thepoint.org.uk/whats-on//


Into Film’s new programme of films and resources bringing LGBTQ+ History Month into the classroom


Education charity Into Film has launched a curated programme of films, resources and exclusive collaborations with LGBTQ+ organisations such as Stonewall, Mermaids and Brook for LGBTQ+ History Month. The collection is available for educators on Into Film+, the only free and rights-compliant film streaming service for UK schools. This comes at a pivotal time for LGBTQ+ issues within education. Whilst


the subject is now integral to the curriculum as part of Relationships Education for primary students and Sex and Relationships Education for secondary ones, recent research from LGBT+ charity ‘Just Like Us’ found that only a third of teachers felt ‘completely comfortable’ teaching the subject and one in five felt ‘uncomfortable’. Meanwhile, a poll of secondary students* from the same charity found that nearly half of young people had received little or no positive messaging at school about being LGBT+ in the past 12 months. Into Film’s programme aims to help educators feel confident in exploring


lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace spectrum experiences, not just across February, but every day. Meanwhile, crucial contributions from experts and individuals in the LGBTQ+ community mean that the accompanying resources and videos for each film can speak with authority on how to inspire and educate young people across the UK as well instigate and normalise peer-to-peer discussions around this subject. Into Film engages with over half of UK schools and offers trusted, free


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educational support for teachers, advocating the use of film as a powerful tool for learning. The programme is aimed at 11-19-year-olds.


uhttps://www.intofilm.org/lgbtqplus


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