Music Education Hubs Advisory Group
Terms of reference, Meetings and Membership
1. Purpose
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To advise Arts Council England on the strategic development of music
education hubs.
To advise Arts Council England on the shaping of its operational
processes & procedures for music education hubs, and the extent to
which these processes and procedures are adding value to the delivery
of quality music education.
To provide Arts Council England with views about how it can work most
effectively with the music education sector.
2. Membership
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The Advisory Group comprises:
Oonagh Barry
Chris Bastock
Carolyn Baxendale
Sue Beckett
Graham Bland
Peter Bolton
Peter Chivers
John Clemson
Ian Colthart
Andy Gleadhill
Matthew Gunn
Virginia Haworth-Galt
Thom Meredith
Graeme Smith
Ian Thomas
Head of Hounslow Music Service
Director Love Music Trust
Head of Bolton Music Service
Head of Service Education Portsmouth Music
Service/Director of Portsmouth Music Hub
Head of Luton Music Service
Chief Executive, Music Education in Kent
Head of Music and Art Service Brighton and
Hove
Head of Birmingham Music Services
North Tyneside Music Education Hub Manager
and School Improvement Adviser
Head of Bristol Arts and Music Service and
Director of The Bristol Centre for Music and
the Arts
Head of Cambridge Music Services
Chief Executive, The UK Association for Music
Education – Music Mark
Principal, Kirklees Music School
Head of Croydon Music and Arts
Music Education Manager Telford & Wrekin
Music
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The meetings will be chaired by the Deputy Chief Executive of Arts
Council England, and attended by the Director Children & Young
People, Learning, and Director of Music. Other Arts Council staff may
attend from time to time.
3. Meetings
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The group is likely to meet on a quarterly basis and, in the first instance,
will last for one year only. More frequent meetings may be arranged
with the agreement of the group.
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Members of the Advisory Group will be invited to a pre-arranged
calendar of meetings. If Advisory Group members are unable to attend
they will not send a substitute.
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From time to time, the group may consider information and proposals
when they are at design stage and so may be asked to keep some of
the information disclosed confidential.
4. Members’ Expenses
4.1.1. Members shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably
incurred in the course of their service as Advisory Group members, in
accordance with Arts Council England’s policy on expenses for staff.