Charanga Music’s whole school primary scheme will be suitable for everyone involved in music making in a school. Pupils from the youngest to the oldest, classroom teachers whether they feel musically confident or not, music coordinators, NQTs, support staff and visiting instrumental teachers, will all be empowered to use high quality digital resources suitable for a whole class music lesson.

Fun, comprehensive and engaging Schemes of Work each lasting up to 6 weeks (or half a term), will fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum. Through this modular approach, musical learning is revisited and developed over time and, with clear differentiation, can offer flexible usage across the Key Stages.

These flexible modules will be firmly based on musical concepts explored through:

• Singing –  learn to sing a popular song, for example Mamma Mia or perhaps Don’t Stop Believin’
• Appraising and listening – other songs/music in that style or from that era
• Musical games
• Playing instruments with the song
• Performing the song with or without instruments
• Improvisation – learning to improvise vocally and instrumentally with the song
• Composition – with words and graphic scoring
• Follow on work – this can include cross-curricular possibilities

Teaching notes and assessment documentation appropriate to each age group will also be available.

Through our whole school solution, we aim to raise standards of musical delivery and musical outcomes in primary schools, encouraging children to continue to enjoy music-making during transition and into Key Stages 3 and 4.

A pilot is already taking place with fantastic results!

“I could do that! I have always been frightened of teaching music and my class have missed out. Now I have seen these resources in action I feel confident enough to deliver them and take the lesson on further. The kids just love the songs!” (Reception teacher).

Parental engagement and learning outside the classroom

Charanga Music’s Pupil Learning Space is used by thousands of teachers to enable instrumental practice at home, music homework activities, and classroom-based group work.

Particularly useful for peripatetic teachers without access to MLEs, the Pupil Learning Space contains lesson modules, individual and/or personalised lessons. Teachers choose ‘enable student access’ to produce a code for pupils.

Music to play along with, videos, cartoons and quizzes all enable pupils to practise between lessons and parents/carers to share in their child’s instrumental learning progress.

Teachers have expressed “Singing or playing between lessons is invaluable” – our Pupil Learning Space ensures this.

Madeleine Casson accepts full time Charanga CPD and Training Manager

A graduate in Music Education, Madeleine has worked extensively as a freelance teacher, performer, trainer and consultant. Course Leader & Mentor for the CT ABRSM she has enjoyed delivering a range of courses nationally & internationally for ABRSM. Her consultancy work includes writing articles on current music issues, variety of reseach and development projects, Teachers TV, founder partner for somersetonlinemusic and music advisor for ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire for Schools’.

An advocate for the Wider Opportunity initiative, Madeleine believes that we are all naturally musical and deserve the opportunity to experience exciting, relevant and creative music making.

“I’m so excited to be working for Charanga. They have always been extremely aware of the relevant issues of music education and over the years I have known them and used their resources, I have felt they’ve really helped me to deliver high quality music lessons. My role as CPD and Training Manager means Charanga’s commitment to supporting and training current Music Service partners and future partners is paramount.”

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You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects from brochures to website design, DVD and CD production, partner identity and products, documentation printing and managing. We are looking for someone with a keen creative eye as well as the ability to liaise with clients and manage projects in a professional design environment. One of the most important qualities that we are seeking is a high level of organisation as the nature of the projects you will be involved in can be quite complex.

It is essential that you are fully competent in Adobe InDesign and must possess intermediate skills in the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite. Ideally you are educated to diploma standard, preferably in a creative subject.

This is an excellent opportunity that will require hard work, but with significant potential for a fantastic career.

Requirements:

• Fluent in Indesign and Photoshop
• Typographical excellence
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent visual aesthetic and problem solving abilities
• Good grasp of user-centred design
• Able to ensure company standards of quality are maintained on every project
• Well-developed oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong layout skills, both for advertising and publication design
• Good interpersonal skills

Additional information:
Our office is in the centre of Brighton, UK.

Please email your CV and link to your online portfolio to marinadussek@charanga.com. Deadline for applications is Wednesday 20th October 2010.