Those of you with very long memories will remember that two of Darren Henley’s recommendations (Nos 24 & 25, remember those?) related to the establishment of a ‘Qualified Music Educator’ award. Well, nearly two years since those recommendations were published we are still to see such an award implemented although, as we will see, some progress has been made.

The Creative & Cultural Skills organisation is responsible for the development of this award. So far, a draft qualification framework has been written that you can download from here. The group has asked for feedback on their work via Survey Monkey and you can access this here. Continue reading →