Established in 2016, Musicate is a year-round music education programme for primary schools that focuses on listening to, exploring, and responding creatively to new and unfamiliar music. Musicate offers training and professional development for teachers and University music students with a passion for inspiring the next generation. With support and guidance from professional mentors these inspirational young musicians work alongside two teachers in a school over an academic year to help enrich the music curriculum and enhance learning.

A recent in-depth evaluation of the first five years, produced by Dr Jennie Henley, Director of Programmes at the Royal Northern College of Music, highlighted the programme’s many strengths and positive outcomes. As we approach the end of six years of Musicate, we are ready to reflect and to reassess the programme in light of Dr Henley’s very thorough evaluation. We will take the learnings, keep and develop the strongest elements, and create a new programme with capacity for further expansion.