SE Music Conference 2022

MTA CONFERENCE 2022 | ST EDWARD’S, OXFORD

academy. The school began with only 300 students and now has over 1200. The school received an Outstanding Ofsted rating in 2016 and subsequently became a teaching school. Neil has been involved in opening two free schools both with music specialisms, one secondary and one primary. In 2016 Neil formed Cathedral Schools Trust multi-academy trust growing to become a mixed MAT of nine schools, three secondary and six primary. The trust place music at the heart of their vision. During the last 14 years Neil has worked in a number of settings as an NLE, EE, coach and NPQEL facilitator, he also had a period of inspection experience!

best instrumental shortlisted ‘The Heart Trembles with Pleasure: Music for Lute by S L Weiss’ (Vol. 1), Nigel North. Phil has previously worked as CEO of Newham Music Trust and was co-founder of the International Guitar Foundation. Phil is currently the Chair of the Music Education Council and the Director of Creative Learning and Engagement at Bristol Beacon, a focal point for music, presenting world-class live music and supporting life-long musical journeys for young people from school to stage with their award-winning music education work. Phil is currently

Sally-Anne Huang

Sally-Anne Huang was educated at Bolton School prior to

reading Classics and English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She also has an MSc in Educational Leadership and Management and a masters’ degree in Children’s Literature, which is a personal passion of hers. Sally-Anne is High Master of St Paul’s School and experienced in governance of both boarding and prep schools. Previously she was Headmistress of James Allen’s Girls’ School, and Kent College, Pembury, where she was also chair of the Methodist Independent Schools heads’ group for two years. Sally-Anne has been an elected officer of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) since 2018 and was Chair during the academic year 2020/21. Her previous appointments have included Housemistress at Sevenoaks School, where she taught the International Baccalaureate, and Deputy Head at Roedean. Her professional interests include the performing arts in pupil experience. Married to Alexis, Sally-Anne has two adult sons and two dogs; her interests include young adult fiction, playing the saxophone and watching rugby. importance of cultural diversity within schools and the power of

on the Department for Education advisory panel helping to produce a revised National Plan for Music Education.

Sam Gladstone Sam has been

Helen Eccleston Helen is a secondary school music teacher, previously holding roles

Precentor (Director of Music) at Radley College since January

2017, following five very happy years running the music department at The Portsmouth Grammar School. Radley College is part of a growing network of schools across South Oxfordshire that seeks to bring pupils, teachers and professional musicians together to transform musical horizons for young people.

as Head of Music, Head of Faculty and Professional Tutor in schools in Oxfordshire. She has been Director of Abingdon Music Centre for nearly 10 years, working with all ages (babies to 100+). She is now involved with the Radley/Abingdon Music Partnership for Schools alongside her teaching (A-level Music, community choir, care home music). Ruth Evans Ruth works for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain in the role of Head of Artistic Planning & Participation and is a senior member of the artistic and management teams at NYCGB. Previous roles include Senior Education Manager at Glyndebourne and Producer (Youth & Community) at Welsh National Opera. Originally from North Wales, she studied at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (with a choral scholarship) then gained a Masters in Music from the University of Wales, Bangor. In addition to arts management, Ruth is a choral conductor and part of the tutor team at Sing for Pleasure, CânSing and Morland Choristers’ Camp. @RuthFEvans

Rose Martin Rose is a

Neil Blundell Neil originally trained as a

professional singer, choral leader and music educator who has taught in a multitude of settings. She currently teaches curriculum music in Southwark primary schools, runs several adult choirs, works with the Voices Foundation and ties all of this experience together in her role at Radley College, devising and delivering musical partnerships

musician at Trinity College of Music in

London working in the early part of his career as a freelance singer and trumpet player. He became a teacher in London in 1992 working in Harrow and Edmonton. He has worked as an advisor in Essex and as an Assistant Headteacher in Southampton leading a school to a perfoming arts specialist status and then as a Deputy Headteacher in Salisbury. Neil has been working in and across the South West region for the last 14 years firstly as a Headteacher at BCCS, one of the early academy converter schools and a specialist music

Holly Boyle Holly is a second- year student currently studying Law with French Law

at the University of Oxford. She will be speaking on the panel about music

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