I have just come back from our local music service ensembles.
We are so lucky that there are groups and ensembles for all instruments and 2 county choirs.
It is coming up to concert and summer courses time and the staff are giving it their all.
So many children are not able to perform in the concerts or courses as their school won't allow them the time off. There were 6 out of one group we attended tonight and it has finally dawned on the service that this is a huge problem.
In the past the service had a list of children and their school and contacted them to say they would be educated off site.
Now the parents are having to apply direct to the school and are being refused. Sometimes the child has good attendance other times it is because they have had time off before for such things.
Gove is killing music and no doubt other extra curricular activities requiring time off school.
My dd isn't affected as fortunately we H.ed, but it is a poor state of affairs that has really saddened me.
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morethanpotatoprints · 26/06/2014 21:25
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