Middle/Secondary – Music Support Offer 26-27

Dorset Music Service is here to help you deliver high quality music education in your setting and community.

Music Technology support:

• Middle Schools: access to the Charanga platform which includes schemes of work, creative apps and many resources to support performances and progression activity.  The platform includes the YuStudio DAW to help you develop your music technology provision in school, and YuMu enables pupils to explore and continue independent learning at home.

• Secondary Schools: Music tech projects and progression opportunities – Secondary Schools are eligible for additional support with music technology projects to support classroom instrumental learning using creative digital music making and digital instruments, and support to develop and deliver progression opportunities for their local community.

Access to a set of instruments for one year to facilitate musical learning and progression in your school and help you achieve the aims of your School Music Development Plans. These range from mixed orchestral sets, strings, brass, woodwind, digital instruments and more. Speak to the DMS team to discuss your requirements and check availability.

School Music Development Plan – support with development and review of school objectives and links to locality plans.

Access to locality and school phase peer network meetings – facilitated networks across locality, county and the wider Octagon Music Hub network.

Participation in collaborative locality events and opportunities to progress and celebrate young people’s music-making.

Access to Music & Wellbeing Resources and CPD offers to support positive wellbeing and holistic support for pupils through music.

Access to CPD training, webinars and recordings – from DMS, Hub partners, Lead School Network and national partner organisations

Support with co-curricular music offer development – music-making groups, school singing and connection with the workforce and agreement around data return.

What do I need to do next?
Review your School Music Development Plan (SMDP) and update it for 26/27. Add this package to your Nexus basket and check it out. Please note, you must check your purchase out on Nexus for us to deliver the support to you. We will not begin your support if the package is just in your basket and cannot guarantee that late bookings will receive their full package. Your school support package will run in line with the academic year 2026/27.