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Will Simpson

“Without investment in music education our talent pipeline is at risk of drying up along with the huge opportunities for economic growth it brings”: UK Music draws up five point plan to “turbocharge” music education

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UK Music are calling on the government to “turbocharge” music education and “invest in the stars of tomorrow.”

The CEO Tom Kiehl has written a letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson urging her to commit to recruiting 1,000 new music teachers and increasing the Initial Teacher Training Bursary so that it is in line with those of other subjects.

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