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How to improve the school results: not extra maths but music, loads of it
How to improve the school results: not extra maths but music, loads of it
Feversham
school environment
outside the school
Bradford Moor, is one of the city’s most deprived and densely populated neighbourhoods
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Population composition
99% of its 510 children speak English as an additional language, and half arrive at school unable to speak a word of English
what
embed music, drama and art into every part of the school day, with up to six hours of music a week for every child
Implementation results
it is rated “good” by Ofsted and is in the top 10% nationally for pupil progress in reading, writing and maths
The school’s attendance has increased to 98%, as the amount of music taught to each pupil has risen.
Method of implementation
Every child will get at least two hours of music a week. As a bare minimum, each child gets a 30-minute music lesson, a half-hour follow-up lesson, plus a one-hour music assembly with a guest musician and group singing.
The school bases its method on the Kodály approach, which involves teaching children to learn, subconsciously at first, through playing musical games
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