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ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ Arts announces the appointment of 'Lead Schools' to support music learning across ÄûÃʵ¼°¹

As part of a new Arts Council England initiative, six new Lead Schools have been appointed to work with ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ Arts, lead organisation for the ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ Music Hub, on a variety of musical projects and activities which will inspire and engage children and young people as well as offering support to other schools throughout ÄûÃʵ¼°¹.

ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ Arts is delighted to appoint the following lead schools:

• George Abbot School
• Magna Carta School
• Hermitage Junior School
• Laleham Church of England Primary School
• Long Ditton St Mary's Church of England Junior School
• South Farnham School

The schools all offer high-quality music teaching and will be champions of best practice in their local area, and across the county.

Sarah Lee, ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ Arts said, "I would like to congratulate the appointed schools and thank them for being advocates for music. We look forward to working with them to ensure all young people across ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ have access to high quality music experiences and ensure schools are supported to deliver an excellent music curriculum for their pupils."

Councillor Denise Turner-Stewart, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Customer and Communities said, "ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ knows that music can play such an important part in a young person's life, supporting wellbeing and nurturing their musical talents. We are pleased to be able to formalise our partnerships with schools through the lead school appointments and look forward to bringing many more music activities to as many young people as possible in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹."

Further information about the work of lead schools and how you can contact them will be available on the and ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ Arts website