Additional Resources
Explore links to organisations and resources that are helping to make music education in the UK more inclusive, supporting teachers and practitioners to reach every learner. These initiatives promote accessibility, celebrate diversity, and help ensure that all young people can take part in and enjoy making music.
Training and resources
A space dedicated to sharing case studies, resources, and learning from Youth Music's music inclusion work across the UK.
A rich collection of inclusive tools, guides, and change-focused content—ranging from warm-up exercises and practical video tips to papers on workforce diversity and inclusive practice—all designed to support music educators across the UK.
A Level 4 qualification from Bristol Beacon, accredited by Trinity College London, equipping music educators to develop inclusive practice and support disabled young people across the UK.
MAC Makes Music provides training opportunities and free resources—especially for working with young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
The OHMI Trust enables accessible music-making by creating adapted instruments, running teaching programs, and supporting musicians with physical impairments.
NYMAZ (now AMP) SEND Music Network offers free CPD, webinars, networking opportunities, and resource kits to support professionals making music with children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities across the UK.
Open Up Music creates inclusive opportunities for disabled young people through accessible orchestras, the National Open Youth Orchestra, and Clarion—an instrument playable with any part of the body.
Free toolkits and reports from SoundLINCS explore the social impact of music projects—from early years through SEND—offering evidence-based guidance for creative and inclusive practice.
TiME Music UK offers a curated collection of accessible music technology tools and resources—such as Soundbeam, Cosmo Switch, and EyeHarp—designed to support inclusive music-making for individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEN/D).
Lesson plans, activities and videos
A practical resource offering strategies and techniques for educators to support students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in the classroom.
Provides a range of resources to help children with disabilities or special needs communicate through music, including song suggestions and activity ideas.
Offers a collection of 48 colorful activity cards designed to engage blind or partially sighted babies and young children in musical activities.
A practical guide featuring twelve original music projects tailored for children and young people with various learning difficulties, promoting inclusive music-making.
Provides free resources and guidance for music educators to develop inclusive practices and adapt their teaching to meet diverse learner needs.
A video resource developed by the English Folk Dance and Song Society, offering adapted folk songs for use in SEND settings, accompanied by a supportive booklet.
A space dedicated to sharing case studies, resources, and learning from Youth Music's music inclusion work across the UK.
A space dedicated to sharing case studies, resources, and learning from Youth Music's music inclusion work across the UK.
A space dedicated to sharing case studies, resources, and learning from Youth Music's music inclusion work across the UK.
Schemes of work
A structured, inclusive music curriculum for SEND schools, offering adaptable lesson plans, assessment tools, and resources to support teachers.
Charanga's SEND section offers inclusive music resources, including the 'Anyone Can Play' scheme, CREATE projects, a SEND Resource Library, Signed Songs, and OHMI Fingering Charts, to support diverse learners in various educational settings.
A developmental music curriculum tailored for learners aged 2–25 with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), focusing on personalisation and independence.
A grounding in Makaton
The Makaton Charity offers a unique language programme using symbols, signs, and speech to support communication development for individuals with learning or communication difficulties.
Makaton with Lucinda provides accessible Makaton signing tutorials, including videos on festive signs like 'Father Christmas' and everyday terms such as 'sweets' and 'slide'.
SingingHandsUK delivers engaging Makaton signing videos through songs, stories, and rhymes, aiming to make learning fun and inclusive
Isabella Signs offers Makaton tutorials featuring popular songs like 'A Thousand Years' and 'What Makes You Beautiful', promoting sign language awareness.
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