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AboutSWAG Musical Inclusion is a partnership between the music education services of the three local authorities (Swindon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire) and local musicians and music/arts organisations who specialise in working with children in challenging circumstances.

We’re working with local authority departments, voluntary sector organisations and other commissioners of services for children and young people in order to increase opportunities, improve effective practice, and ultimately improve outcomes for these young people.

The work is focused on: young people not in education or employment (NEET) (16-18 years old), at risk of becoming NEET (11-16 years old), experiencing geographical isolation (11-18 years old), looked after children (0-16) and with special educational needs (16 – 25).

The current programme is funded by Youth Music, the leading UK charity using music to transform the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, as part of its Musical Inclusion programme, and by the local authority music services, as part of their work in leading those counties’ music education hubs.

Who’s involved Swindon Strategic lead: Peter Clark, Head of Swindon Music Service01793 487802, pclark@swindon.gov.uk, www.swindonmusicservice.orgDelivery lead: Paul Rowe, project manager & music leader paul.rowe3@hotmail.co.uk 07909 079333Current programmes: Work with centres for young people outside of mainstream educationWiltshire Music Centre– music clubs for young people with learning disabilities

WiltshireStrategic & delivery lead: Carrie Creamer, WYAP Youth Arts Coordinator, Wiltshire Council Integrated Youth Service 01380 826530 07770701160 www.wyap.org.ukWiltshire Music Centre 01225 860110 www.wiltshiremusic.org.ukCurrent programmes: WYAP working with Wiltshire College and young people who are/at risk of being NEET and the Integrated Youth Service, Connections, virtual schools, referralsWiltshire Music Centre – music clubs for young people with learning disabilities in Swindon and Wiltshire

GloucestershireStrategic lead: Peter Clark, consultant to Gloucestershire Music Service, see left.Delivery leads:Mark Bick, Mark Bick, CEO, Gloucestershire Music Makers glosmm3masterTel: 01594 836418. Mob 07815 459468 Email: mark@glosmm.org.uk www.glosmm.org.uk

Sarah Blowers, Take Part Director, Roses TheatreTPDirector@rosestheatre.org http://www.rosestheatre.org/events/page/voice-it#Current programmes:Gloucestershire Music Makers – work with Pupil Referral, Hospital Education, and Foster Care servicesRoses Theatre – Voice It programme for disadvantaged young people in Tewkesbury

Project Manager

Eleanor Davis eleanor.w.davis@gmail.com 07811 111369(1 day per week)

Youth Music’s Musical Inclusion programmeYouth Music’s Musical Inclusion programme addresses gaps in music-making provision for children and young people in challenging circumstances. Both locally and nationally the aim is to increase opportunities, and improve effective practice and outcomes for them.

This work is happening initially through cold spots and breakthrough pilot projects seed-funded by the Youth Music funding, along with training/CPD, networking, and strategic development of music work. The aim of the funding is to create long-term, sustainable relationships between these music specialists and non-music agencies and organisations working with children in challenging circumstances.

The music organisations funded to deliver this work are expected to deliver the following for children and young people in challenging circumstances in their area:

• increase the number of sustained, high quality, music-making opportunities• extend the expertise, knowledge and skills of the people and organisations involved in the work• encourage these children and young people to realise their full potential by supporting the development of progression environments

• build a network and develop activities along with (non-music) partners working with these young people• feed knowledge and learning into national strategy and policy, working with regional and local strategic partners, and across a range of agendas and forums

The work will link in with the work of music education hubs, Arts Council Bridge Organisations and others to support delivery of the National Plan for Music Education. It will encourage greater understanding of the value and impact that high quality music-making can have on the musical, social and educational development of children in challenging circumstances.

Links:Youth Music Charity

Youth Music Network

List of National Musical Inclusion programmes

Outcomes from music: excerpts from Youth Music’s Impact Report 2012:

“A range of robust evaluation and research data demonstrate the clear impact of Youth Music’s work and that of our partners; not only from our research gathered from our funded partners but also from

external sources. There is an on-going need for positive developmental activity for children and young people, based on evidence from a range of government and third sector sources.”

“… music making fosters personal and social development ... This

was especially seen in the development of self-efficacy and confidence amongst children and young people ... there is increasing evidence showing how music projects are linked to increases in young people’s self- determination and intrinsic motivation, and to improvements in wellbeing more generally. Evaluation evidence demonstrated increases in young people’s agency as a result of music making, indicating that many become better prepared for progression in employment and training.

Many reports showed how music projects have led to increases in transferable skills – including computing, team-working, punctuality and behaviour – which often lead to young people having more options and opportunities to progress in music, as well as in other fields. Output statistics show that across Youth Music funded projects, 21% of participants are referred to other music making opportunities, 16% are referred to other cultural activities, and 8% move into employment, formal education or training.”

For more evidence, see:

Music Changes Lives Gloucestershire Pupil

Referral case studies Gloucestershire Music

Makers’ blog about Pupil Referral and other work