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The Curriculum Review has sparked wide-ranging debate across the music education community, raising important questions about what — and who — our curriculum is truly for. In this blog, MEC Trustee Elect Chris Ricketts shares his reflections on the review alongside insights from his first MEC Away Day. Drawing on sector conversations and personal experience, he explores the opportunities, risks and tensions within the current proposals, and why rethinking “rigour” and broaden

On 27 November, the Music Education Council hosted an essential conversation on race and music education, chaired by MEC Trustees Sharon Jagdev Powell and Wizdom Layne .The panel brought together four practitioners whose work spans law, creativity, youth engagement and trauma-informed practice: Dr. Kienda Hoji , a global music lawyer and long-standing advocate for equity; Liz Ikamba , a Congolese-British artist and experienced trauma-informed facilitator; Milli-Rose Rubin ,

Disability, Technology, and Changing the System: How Disabled Musicians Are Leading the Future of Music Last year’s Disability Taking the Lead seminar, hosted by Drake Music Scotland as part of the MEC series, brought together musicians Claire Johnston, Ben Lunn, Sorcha Pringle , and facilitator Kris Halpin for a powerful conversation about the realities faced by disabled musicians — and the urgent need for change across music education and professional spaces. The panellis