Tag Archives: Teaching

England – Curriculum Planning

Posted on February 15, 2019 by drfautley

There is to be a curriculum planning group for music in England, established by the minister, Nick Gibb. I’ve been asked to share some thoughts on this via the Primary Music Magazine, and so these are to be found here: Primary Music Magazine … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Water Torture of Disinformation

Posted on January 31, 2018 by drfautley

Today I read this: Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector of schools for England, said she supported the shift back towards traditional academic subjects at GCSE, as these offered the best chance of progress to higher-level study. … But she added … Continue reading →

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Bullseye! Target setting and target missing.

Posted on February 23, 2017 by drfautley

Or, a blog in which I get to say “Errr?” rather a lot! Target setting is currently back at number one as the biggest cause of concern that I am hearing about from music teachers. Now, I am going to … Continue reading →

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Is curriculum music safe?

Posted on November 28, 2016 by drfautley

At the recent Music Mark conference, I had a slot to talk about current issues in music education. This blog entry is based on that presentation. For me, one of the big issues that’s facing us is the reduction of … Continue reading →

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More on spiral curricula

Posted on May 21, 2015 by drfautley

Having written the previous blog about spiral curricula, I was reminded by Luton music teachers, and by Dr Lis McCullough, that a spiral curriculum also exists in the Charanga course. So thanks to both. Here is the image in question: … Continue reading →

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Tracking and Assessment in Music Education

Posted on December 20, 2014 by drfautley

When considering assessment, it is customary in academic circles to try to be precise concerning the uses and purposes of assessment. Sadly, this task is a mammoth one, and there is considerable terminology slippage, not only from research to practice, … Continue reading →

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What makes great music teaching?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by drfautley

I’ve been reading  the Sutton Trust (hereafter ST) report which came out earlier this week entitled “What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research”. I am generally supportive of the document, but I have a few niggles about how … Continue reading →

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In which I realise I’ve been losing the plot

Posted on June 19, 2014 by drfautley

I’m starting to think that I’ve lost the plot. Why have I been worrying about what and how to assess, when I’ve said all along that the real question is ‘who is the assessment for’? I was worrying about this … Continue reading →

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Teaching and learning notation

Posted on November 18, 2013 by drfautley

This is a blog wherein I think out loud, as it were, about the current emphasis on the teaching and learning of notation. It is also a bit of a trip down academic memory lane, as we’ve been here before, … Continue reading →

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