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Secondary Music Teachers' Conference

Meet with other secondary colleagues from across Derbyshire to discuss key issues in secondary music education and a chance to network and share ideas.

DDMP logoThe Secondary Music Teachers' Conference will, for the first time, be led by teachers from the Music Hub's Lead Schools, working in partnership with Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership.

This collaboration brings together a unique blend of expertise and perspectives, ensuring that the conference delivers the most relevant and inspiring content for secondary music teachers.


A focus on composition

The day will have a common theme around composition, tackling challenges in composing across secondary education. This includes:

  • Integrating composing across the music curriculum
    Explore what is involved to enable successful, progressive, and integrated composing across the KS3 music curriculum that prepares pupils for KS4
  • Sharing and discussion
    Share ideas and strategies to nurture pupils’ composition knowledge and skills, and discuss, in exam board specific groups, the challenges of composition moderation
  • Extra-curricular
    Understand how composition can benefit a diverse extra-curricular offer
  • Practical activities and good practice
    Sessions will also feature other key issues such as technology and inclusion through practical activities, sharing of good practice and take away resources to support you in offering successful composition provision within school.

Book your place

  • Wednesday 13 November, 9.15-3.15pm
    Chesterfield Studios, Rose Hill, Chesterfield S40 1LW
  • This event is for secondary school teachers only
  • Refreshments and lunch is included (please note: the catering deadline is 6 November. Any bookings made after this date will have to provide their own lunch)
  • Cost: £50 per attendee
Book your place now! (closed)

You will be given the option after submitting to complete another booking if more than one teacher from your school wants to attend.