| Name of programme |
Developing parental
involvement and support in
instrumental and vocal music making. |
| Where it operates |
Cambridgeshire Instrumental Music
Agency (CIMA) |
| Contact details |
|
Name |
Andy Green
(Information Co-ordinator) |
Address |
Cambridgeshire
Instrumental Music Agency (CIMA)
The Old School
Ermine Street North
Papworth Everard |
Postcode |
CB3 8RH |
Telephone: |
01480 831695 |
Fax: |
01480 831696 |
Email: |
andrew.green@cambridgeshire.gov.uk |
|
| How the need was identified |
As part of CIMA's
self-evaluation of responses and
communications with parents and schools
regarding partnership with parents, inclusion and
involvement with their children in the learning
process. |
| Aims of the project |
- To develop a range of mechanisms to support
better partnership with parents through joint
exploration and input into information and
communication processes.
- To provide this development across the whole
service within two years.
- To explore with parents of children with SEN the
opportunities and facilities needed to support
development and learning.
|
| How the project operates |
- Provide practice notebooks as a home to service
communication mechanism and a home-music
service agreement to clarify responsibilities and
roles.
- Hold specific music service evenings for parents to
meet teachers and discuss and find out about
progress and the easiest communication systems
for them.
- Develop a forum to explore with parents specific
objectives for students with SEN to link with CIMA's
rapidly growing work in music therapy to CIMA's
mainstream tuition and ensemble services, creating
social and educational opportunities for these
young people and their families.
- Develop mechanisms to explore cultural
opportunities for music education to students living
in communities with wide multicultural communities.
- Develop an information pack for schools, parents
and students addressing known areas of interest
and concern. Also develop a new parents brochure
about music services to be available on entry to
primary and secondary school.
- An on-line messaging system for more detailed or
private discussion beyond the lesson notebook.
- Develop parental inclusion in on-line development
forums together with teachers.
- Provide structured but flexible feedback systems to
allow queries to be raised as early as possible
before they become major issues.
|
| How is the programme innovative |
- The programme encourages the active participation
of parents in their children's enjoyment of learning a
musical instrument.
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