Description

A music education hub is a collection of organisations working in a local area, to create joined up music education provision for children and young people, both in and out of school . Hubs will be expected to form strong partnerships with local authorities,
schools, music organisations, practitioners and communities to provide quality music education across the whole country - while delivering good value for money and accountability. Music education hubs will ensure that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity
to sing and learn a musical instrument, as well as perform as part of an ensemble or choir. It will also allow young people to take their talent further - this might be through local ensembles, partnerships with nationally funded music organisations, including
organisations funded as part of the Arts Council’s National Portfolio or through involvement in the Music and Dance Scheme. In order to assist their work, the Arts Council is looking to commission a research agency to map the current location and key characteristics
of music education charities in England. Purpose/Objectives: In 2011 the Evidence and Analysis Unit at the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) produced a short report that looked at data from the Charities Commission and mapped just over 8,000 charities
within the broad “culture” sector. The report plotted the geographic spread of the charities and looked at broad trends in income profile and activity types (see Appendix 1). Of these charities, 2133 have been identified as delivering music and education.
In response to this work the Arts Council is looking to commission a research agency to complete the analysis of the Charities Commission data and map the current location and key characteristics of these music education charities. As well as plotting the
geographic location of the charities the research will also undertake some basic analysis that draws out trends, patterns and common themes. Requirements: The work being commissioned will support the work of the Music Education Hubs and the Arts Council by:
1. Providing an accessible directory of local and regional music education charities 2. Ensuring that Music Education Hubs are able to identify and partner with relevant local charities 3. And thereby linking together music education provision which is supported
by the Arts Council, with the resources of the charities sector in order to maximise the resources of both parts of the ecology.