EMS Professional Learning Opportunities
We are continuing to offer Professional Learning opportunities for school colleagues during 24-25 and details of upcoming centralised sessions will be added to this page as dates are confirmed and/or are available to book. Resources and information from previous sessions will be available via the links on this page, and there are further resources and support available on our Curriculum & Resources pages.
PRIMARY MUSIC LEADS - SUPPORTING YOU IN YOUR ROLE
Monday 30 September | 4:15 - 5:45pm | Online
The presentation from this session can be downloaded from this page
SECONDARY HEADS OF MUSIC NETWORK MEETING
Thursday 17 October | 4:15 - 5:15pm | Online
General EMS updates, key dates and events, and a chance to discuss relevant issues with other secondary colleagues.
YEAR 3 TEACHERS PEER GROUP MEETING
Monday 27 January | 4:15 - 5:15pm | Online
A chance for any and all Year 3 teachers to come together to discuss delivering curriculum music for Year 3 pupils with their peers.
SECONDARY HEADS OF MUSIC NETWORK MEETING
Wednesday 5 February | 4:15 - 5:15pm | Online
General EMS updates, support for coursework moderation, and a chance to network with other secondary colleagues
CREATIVE COMPOSITION FOR EYFS/KS1
Monday 24 February | 4:15 - 5:45pm | West Grove Primary School (Chase Road, N14 4LR)
Led by Esther Sheridan, this session will cover creative music-making and composition activities for Early Years and Year 1 pupils, both as standalone activities and with curriculum links, using a range of stimuli and possible frameworks.
YEAR 4 TEACHERS PEER GROUP MEETING
Monday 10 March | 4:15 - 5:15pm | Online
A chance for any and all Year 4 teachers to come together to discuss delivering curriculum music for Year 4 pupils with their peers.
SECONDARY HEADS OF MUSIC TRAINING SESSION
Monday 19 May | 4:15 - 5:45pm | In person - venue tbc
Content tbc based on feedback/requests from Secondary colleagues
CREATIVE COMPOSITION FOR KS2
Monday 9 June | 4:15 - 5:45pm | St Andrew's Enfield Primary School (Churchbury Lane, EN1 3UL)
Led by London Sinfonietta, this session will cover various cross-curricular prompts for practical, creative activities suitable for KS2 pupils, and strategies for how students can find ways to notate these.
YEAR 5&6 TEACHERS PEER GROUP MEETING
Monday 16 June | 4:15 - 5:15pm | Online
A chance for any and all Year 5 and Year 6 teachers to come together to discuss delivering curriculum music for Year 5/6 pupils with their peers.
BESPOKE CPD
EMS can also provide bespoke music CPD to meet schools’ needs which can be delivered as group training sessions for staff teaching in different phases.
Examples of the training offered include:
- National Curriculum music
- Using classroom percussion in music lessons
- Singing the curriculum
- Make your school a singing school
- Creative ways to use Charanga resources in the classroom (both specialist and non-specialist)
CPD sessions can be requested via the Buy Our Services tab on The Hub or by emailing wendy.kemp@enfield.gov.uk
CURRICULUM SUPPORT
EMS can provide support to school leadership in monitoring the quality of National Curriculum music lessons delivered by school-based staff through paired observations with a member of the school’s senior leadership team. We can also provide support to schools in designing/revising their Music Curriculum and delivery. Please contact Elena Browne (elena.browne@enfield.gov.uk) to discuss either of these options further.