Our school’s vision for music is rooted in our commitment to providing a holistic education that enables every student to embrace life in all its fullness. We believe that through music, students can flourish, reach their full potential, and develop their cultural capital. Music is a powerful tool that we use to support our children to engage with the wider community. We believe that music is a way for children to express their emotions enjoyably and creatively. It plays an important role in personal development and at PaWS we aim to provide opportunities for all children to create, play, perform, listen, analyse and enjoy music across a wide range of periods, genres and styles.
Through our music programme, we aim to celebrate diversity and encourage students to embrace different musical traditions. We believe that by providing high-quality music education, we can enrich our students’ lives and help them develop a deep appreciation for the world’s diverse musical heritage.
We want our students to feel confident, collaborate with others, and express themselves authentically through music. By fostering a supportive and inclusive musical environment, we hope to nurture each student’s unique talents and enhance the cultural fabric of our school community.
This development plan is a summary of how our school delivers music education to all our pupils across three areas – curriculum music, co-curricular provision and musical experiences – and what changes we are planning in future years. This information is to help pupils and parents or carers understand what our school offers and who we work with to support our pupils’ music education.