Long term benefits and value for money

• The Voices Foundation (VF) training provides a school with the means of delivering the national music curriculum without having to rely totally upon the hire of specialists from outside.
• VF’s methodology aims to provide all schools with a sustainable programme of which the school can take ownership, with occasional top-up training as required.
• VF’s programme supports every classroom teacher and classroom assistant, and provides long-term professional development.
• VF’s programme is a ‘whole school’ training scheme, and therefore benefits the entire staff as well as every child.
• VF can assist schools in drawing up their Music Development Plan, their Music Curriculum Statement and their Music Scheme of Work.
• VF can help schools improve their academic results, as the methodology supports and reinforces numeracy and language learning as well as other benefits across the curriculum.
• Through its singing games, VF helps to build children’s self esteem, awareness of others and has a proven and positive effect on children who suffer with behavioural problems.
• VF programme can help schools achieve their Artsmark award

Oxford Gardens Primary School, Voices Foundation Beacon School, London, was a failing school some years ago, and after having had our programme over a number fo years is now ranked amongst the top 300 in SATs results.