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Become a Singing School
Here at Voices Foundation, we're on a mission to inspire schools to use their voices and sing! Musical activity and education offer children the opportunity to participate in a uniquely multi-sensory experience, which benefits them in several different ways, including supporting their wellbeing, improving their confidence and self-esteem, and increasing their learning and attainment. If this sounds like something your school could benefit from, why not become a singing school?
Using our award-winning CPD programmes, we help schools become Singing Schools that provide children from all areas of the country, with access to enriching and inspiring music education.
We work directly with schools to bring singing into the classroom, as well as partnering with Music Education Hubs to provide training, resources, and strategic support. Our partnerships are highly collaborative, devising and implementing singing strategies, developing hub and school workforces, and building hub-wide capacity for music and singing in schools.
Our aim is to be accessible to all schools across England, no matter whether you’re located in central London or on the outskirts of Hull. We’re always happy to talk about your school’s musical goals and if you’d like to explore funding opportunities.
Primary School Programmes
We offer three primary singing school programmes to support your school in developing a progressive music curriculum. Our objective is to help teachers improve their skills and confidence in teaching music through singing.
Secondary School Programmes
We deliver strategic, long-term singing programmes for secondary schools, designed to change the way that music is viewed at the whole-school level and enhance the music curriculum for all pupils. We create bespoke programmes for your secondary school to reflect your needs and aspirations, from Choir leadership and delivery to support Musicianship.
Multi Academy Trust Partnerships
We have tailored bespoke partnerships for, and continue to work with, trusts such as David Ross Education Trust, Creative Education Trust and United Learning. If you are looking for consistency in music T&L across your trust, but a personal approach for each school with their individual context and goals, a strategic Voices partnership is for you.
Music Hub Programmes & other tailored training options
Our Artist Practitioners can deliver singing programmes and music training for Hub and School staff (Primary through to Secondary level), on sessions ranging from Musicianship training (rooted in Kodaly methodology) to Choral Delivery and Choir Development.
Primary Singing School Programmes
Who do we work with?
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Multi-Academy Trusts
Nurseries and EYFS provision
Specialist SEND schools and Pupil Referral Units
Music Education Hubs
Why become a Singing School?
With our help, schools can:
Empower and upskill their teachers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to teach music through singing
Meet the requirements of the new Model Music Curriculum
Achieve Arts Mark
Recover from learning loss and get pupils back on track with their learning
Increase the wellbeing of both pupils and teachers
Achieve full Singing School status with certificate, physical plaque and website badge
What's involved?
Don't just take our word for it…
“ Kings Heath has become a singing school, which is a major part of the Academy's new identity. Staff and Pupils say singing makes them feel alive and helps them feel positive, and as a result, academic outcomes continue to rise.”
Head Teacher - Kings Heath Primary Academy - March 2017