SoundStorm and the BCP Hub are committed to supporting continuous professional development for teachers, their colleagues, and our Hub partners; through funded training, mentoring and a range of school-based workshops we champion a culture of progressive learning through team teaching, coaching, and embedded learning via many of our in-school offers.
Regional Training: SPRING TERM 2021
Taking forward our commitment to supporting curriculum improvement, we facilitated a series of webinars during Spring term, led by our local area experts: despite the challenges of last year, the sessions were well attended and are saved below for you to revisit at your leisure, as they are still relevant for any teacher looking to review their planning process.
The sessions looked to address common questions or concerns, collated by our AST team throughout autumn 2020; they offered tried and tested examples of good practice and the opportunities for questions and the sharing of knowledge from across the region.
Music Policies, Vision Statements and Curriculum Mapping – hosted by Fran Carpenter – 21st Jan 2021
This session looks at how your school music policy should inform the Vision statement and whole school music curriculum – where to start, how to review where you currently are and how to plan an engaging and inclusive offer that covers the National Curriculum. It also cross-references the SoundStorm Primary Progression Map.
Watch session 1 here:
Session 1 take-away resources (click to download ):
Planning Schemes of Work / Units – hosted by Abi Thommes: 27th Jan 2021
This lively session delved into the medium-term planning process, tying in with the curriculum maps, the Primary Progression Map, and how to get a good balance of listening, playing, composing and performing in a term of work thorough specific examples and sharing of ideas from the group in attendance. It is recommended that this session is watched after the first.
Watch Session 2 here:
Planning a Music Lesson – hosted by Cathy Murray – 4th Feb 2021
During the final session in this series, we went into the nitty-gritty on how to plan, and what to plan for during a music lesson. Cathy, discussed approaches and aims of what every lesson should cover, no matter how long or short, including successful practices and tips n tricks to keep children engaged in an exciting, sensory-stimulating environment that is the music room.
Watch session 3 here:
For follow-up activities/ideas and the martini activities (!) mentioned in the CPD session, click here.
Taking the plunge A Teachers Guide to Primary Music Deep Dive
Our video and guidance notes explain some of the more puzzling Deep Dive terminology – Intent, Implementation, Impact, Quality of Education, Cultural Capital – and give you starting points for preparing for an inspection. Led by Fran Carpenter, her guidance demonstrates how the process can be a positive experience to help your school develop an ambitious music curriculum.
So, take the plunge – and let SoundStorm help your Deep Dive go swimmingly!
