Norfolk County Council has been appointed by Arts Council England to lead both the Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hub from September 2024, as part of an ambitious national programme to provide high-quality music education for all children and young people.
Norfolk County Council’s Music Service has led the Norfolk Music Hub, a partnership of organisations and schools which engage with Norfolk’s children and young people in music making, since 2012.
The Arts Council England funds Music Hubs across the country, on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE). It has decided to reduce the number of Music Hubs across England from 118 to 43, including a combined hub for Norfolk and Suffolk. Norfolk has won the bid to lead this hub.
As the new Hub Lead Organisation for both counties, Norfolk County Council will receive just over £2m from the DfE to coordinate music education, plus £661,967 to invest in new musical instruments, equipment and technology tailored to the needs of children and young people in Norfolk , including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The council will deliver high quality music education accessible to all children and young people in Norfolk and Suffolk through diverse partnerships between educational, creative and community organisations, in their local communities and throughout the country.
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