Bexley Music Partners
Arts Council England (ACE)
Bexley Music, as part of the South East London Music Hub, receives its annual funding from the Department for Education (DfE) via Arts Council England.
‘We believe that great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better’.
‘We champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives. We support activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections’.
ArtsTrain
‘ArtsTrain is a unique and pioneering creative music programme managed by a leading social enterprise Mytime Active. Our programme is part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio for 2018-22 and supports children and young people in outer/South East London, targeting those who are often not engaged in formal music-making and face challenging circumstances
We deliver award winning creative music programmes across the London Boroughs of Bromley, Bexley and Lewisham. Developed over the past ten years, ArtsTrain’s innovative model of music making draws from practice across musical genres and focuses entirely on the creation of outstanding original work by young people. Since 2008 we have supported the development of thousands of young people and transformed the cultural landscape of music within South East London’.
Our work with ArtsTrain continues to demonstrate good practice in partnership working, providing opportunities for young people in Bexley to explore alternative music genres through creative ensembles. The Bexley ArtsTrain Academy is now well established. Relocating to The Exchange, Erith, the Academy is ‘fed’ by other ArtsTrain projects throughout the borough. The designation of ArtsTrain as an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation has had wide-reaching implications for the partnership with Bexley Music.
Bexley Primary, Specialist, and Secondary Schools and the Bexley Virtual School for Looked after Children
Our key partners as a Music Service. If you are a school which is not currently working with us, and would like to, please contact with ARaybould@bexley-music.co.uk
Charanga Music
‘Contemporary digital resources for music teachers and schools – exciting online learning for children and young people’
Music Service leadership team members are Charanga CPD trainers. The majority of Bexley Music staff utilise Charanga resources in the classroom. This partnership provides Bexley schools with ICT support direct from the Music Hub.
Creative Bexley
A Local Cultural Education Partnership for Bexley – uniting a range of partners to develop a creative offer for children and young people in the borough.
“Our vision is a sustainable partnership that provides three key activities: first, to create a conduit for sharing opportunities (and practice) with the schools and young people in the borough in a timely and efficient way; secondly, to build a sustained connection between arts and cultural activity in schools and beyond it, so partners and educators can build projects in genuine partnership: thirdly build the capacity of teachers and young people through professional learning and supporting schools in achieving Artsmartk and embedding Arts Award into their schools. Most important is the long term vision of a partnership that creates new work for Bexley that would not be possible individually”.
London Music Fund
‘The London Music Fund awards scholarships to children with talent and helps thousands of young Londoners develop their potential’.
Bexley Music nominates students annually for these awards, and receives funding for 2-3 musicians each year. The London Music Fund scholars are awarded four years of funding, which enables them to be actively involved in the lessons and ensembles at Bexley Music.
Children's University
Children’s University is a charity that works in partnership with schools to develop a love of learning in children. We do this by encouraging and celebrating participation in extra-curricular activities in and outside of school. The impact of these activities is proven to be positive which is why we’re committed to creating a level playing field of opportunity and opening up access to children of all backgrounds. Bexley Music is a Children’s University Learning Destination.
Music Mark
‘Music Mark is a membership organisation, subject association and charity. Our membership consists of Music Education Services and Hubs, their teaching and support teams; schools; individuals; NYMOS; HE/FE bodies; Hub and Corporate Partners’.
‘On behalf of our members, partners and the wider sector, Music Mark lobbies for, and champions, a government supported, high quality, music education provision for all school aged children and young people which addresses diversity, equity and inclusion at its core’.
“Music Mark believes in the fundamental right to experience a high-quality music education for all children and young people, in and out of their schools.”
Rotary Club of Sidcup
The Rotary Club of Sidcup is a long-standing and valued partner of Bexley Music, sharing our vision that music should be accessible to all.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rotary Club Benevolent Fund helped Bexley Music by donating funds to:
- Provide bursaries for children in the borough to start or continue instrumental lessons and join Bexley Music ensembles
- Purchase new instruments to supplement and update our current hire stock
- Purchase recording equipment to enable us to enter students for digital music grade examinations
- Purchase chrome books to enable more online lessons to take place from Bexley Music when necessary
Annual Support
Annually, through the R.o.S.E.T. (The Rotary Club of Sidcup Educational Trust) which has the ‘aim of making financial grants to young people up to the age of 25 who live, are being educated or work in Sidcup who need help to enable them to pursue educational and character forming projects’, members of Bexley Music ensembles benefit from funding for:
- Participation in a Music Tour as a member of an ensemble
- Participation in a Music Tour in the role of Student Mentor
- Participation in an LSO Masterclasses
- Participation in chamber and small group ensembles
LSO On Track
LSO On Track is a partnership with ten East London Music Services including Bexley Music, in collaboration with the Barbican and Guildhall School, and aims to reflect the variety of individuals who make up the communities we work with in East London. The partnership offers a programme of opportunities for young people from any musical, social, economic or cultural background to progress in music.
