Music

• We provide high quality musical and cultural opportunities
• We evaluate provision to plan for excellence
• We support children, young people and staff to achieve their potential
• We expect high standards from our children, young people and ourselves
• We inspire children and young people to develop a life-long enjoyment of music
• We promote the positive and enjoyable aspects of musical and cultural engagement
• We work collaboratively with partners for mutual benefit
• We support partner organisations to achieve their goals
• We are open, honest and effective in our communications
• We listen to our customers and actively seek feedback
• We take ownership of our responsibilities
• We ensure best value for our services and clients

• To provide high quality, inspirational music education for children, young people and learners in and around the diverse Portsmouth community
• To reach all sectors of children and young people, including the hard to reach and those in challenging circumstances, enriching their lives through exciting music and cultural activities.
• To offer opportunities for all children and young people to sing and play a musical instrument
• To build sustainable progressive pathways and nurture musical talent encouraging children and young people to access and participate in an exciting range of targeted musical and cultural learning programmes
• To promote innovation, creativity and originality in musical and cultural activities
• To support all children and young people to achieve their potential through music and cultural engagement
• To provide opportunities for musical excellence to flourish through maximising the potential of collaborative working with diverse partner organisations
• To reflect the musical diversity of Portsmouth’s community
• To celebrate the musical and cultural achievement of children and young people across the city
• To engage with all schools and partners, supporting them to deliver the Schools’ Music Education Plan

Core roles:

• Ensure that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn a musical instrument through whole-class ensemble teaching for a minimum of a term of weekly tuition
• Provide opportunities to play in ensembles and perform from an early stage: i.e. from age 5
• Ensure that clear progression routes are available and affordable to all children and young people
• Develop a singing strategy to ensure that every pupil sings regularly and that choirs/vocal ensembles are available in the area

• Offer continuous professional development (CPD) to school staff, particularly in supporting schools to deliver music in the curriculum
• Provide an instrument loan service, with discounts or free provision for those on low incomes
• Provide access to large-scale and/or high quality music experiences for pupils, working with professional musicians and/or venues. This may include undertaking work to publicise the opportunities available to schools, parents/carers and students

In addition to these roles, Portsmouth Music Hub will:

• Work in partnership with other public and private sector organisations
• Broaden the opportunities and maximise the potential through collaborative partnership working
• Seek to generate additional income to further extend musical opportunities for children and young people in Portsmouth and to cover the full management and administrative costs of the Hub