·1 min read
As we reported during live coverage of the Cabinet meeting a couple of weeks ago, a huge chunk of funding...
·2 min read
Changes to the way the government fund the Music Education Grant mean that the Isle of Wight Music Service may be looking at a radical restructure with compulsory redundancies and tuition support commissioned on an 'as and when' basis.
·2 min read
Yesterday's report about the shakeup of the Music Service reveals that because there are now fewer schools to sell their services to and a decline in pupil numbers, there is an operating loss for this financial year.
·11 min read
Former acting head of the Isle of Wight Music Service sends an open letter to the members of the Panel who will be making decisions on its future next week.
·3 min read
Internationally famous soprano soloist Evelyn Tubb explains the importance of the Isle of Wight Music Service and why it should be protected.
·2 min read
20 year old Richard Hall explains why he thinks the Isle of Wight Music Service is so important.
·5 min read
In response to the proposed recommended changes to the Island's Music Service, an amateur Island musician shares with us her argument for keeping peripatetic music teachers, citing that poorer children wouldn't be able to afford music lessons and the quality of Island music education would drop immensely.
·2 min read
Are the council getting rattled about the public reaction? In a very unusual move, the council is issuing a press release in advance of a scrutiny meeting.
·1 min read
Full report tomorrow on the meeting of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel. Recommended option was rejected by panel and alternatives voted upon. A delegated decision to go to full public consultation will be made by cabinet member Cllr Cousins.
·5 min read
Full report from Wednesday evening's Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel meeting where the future of the Isle of Wight Music Service was discussed.
·1 min read
The Island gets approval from the Arts Council for a music education hub, but jobs of those working in the Music Service are still at risk. Following a public consultation, a report will be presented to the Cabinet in July on the future of the service.
