ofsted – Mike Stubbs, Composer

Sir Ken Robinson and the Debate on Creativity in Education

Welcome to the battle for the soul of education! The two camps – academic standards and creative freedom – lie ready to fight it out for supremacy. But is this really an ‘either/or’ situation? The reality is a lot more nuanced…

Music Education – The Ofsted Parable of the Sower

In light of the recent announcements about the upcoming curriculum review, I would like to share this story… One day, a Sower went out to sow some seeds. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and ate them up. Some fell on stony ground, where they hadContinue reading “Music Education – The Ofsted Parable of the Sower”