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Safeguarding - Statutory Guidance

Ensure your safeguarding practices align with statutory guidance. Access key policies for working with children, adults at risk, and education settings.

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Safeguarding - Deep Dive

Explore in-depth safeguarding resources, training, and frameworks for organisations working with children, young people, and adults at risk.

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Developing a Safeguarding Culture

Build a safeguarding culture that goes beyond policies. Explore key resources, expert insights, and practical tools for safer spaces.

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Safeguarding Culture and Ways of Working

Safeguarding should be a mindset, not just a box-ticking exercise. Discover how to build a strong safeguarding culture.

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Safeguarding Hub

Discover Youth Music’s safeguarding expectations and access essential resources to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young people and adults in your care.

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Musical Development Matters in the Early Years

Explore our free resources for early years music education, to help support children's musical development

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Logos for NextGen Fund Recipients

Get the Youth Music logo in three colours, plus usage guidelines for your project’s marketing and publicity materials. Download now.

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How music businesses can drive internal change

We’ve designed this resource to help businesses to think through the steps they might take to drive change within their own organisations.

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Wellbeing, capacity and capability resources

Take a look at more resources that can support you with wellbeing, capability and capacity.

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Meet the Energiser Fund Recipients

Meet the 11 inspiring recipients of Youth Music’s Energiser Fund! These groundbreaking projects empower young children to co-create music, art, and movement, shaping the future of early years creativity.

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Characteristics of effective learning in music

The Characteristics of Effective Learning framework is from Development Matters, the non-statutory guidance material that support practitioners to implement the EYFS.

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Developing your practice and provision

Practical suggestions and supportive documents to develop music provision and practice.

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An introduction to early years music-making (video)

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Books, websites and information

A list of song books and websites compiled by early years music educators.

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Musical Terms

Musical Development Matters in the Early Years.

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Names of Instruments

Explore a handy guide to musical instruments commonly used in early years settings, complete with names and descriptions.

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Planning

Discover how to effectively integrate music into early years planning to support children's learning and development across all areas.

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Exploring and Playing

Explore the importance of children’s music in early years settings. Find tips on enabling creative play, recognizing patterns in children’s music, and fostering a rich musical environment.

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Moving and Dancing

Discover how movement and music come together to inspire creativity and development in early years. Explore the connection between rhythm, instruments, and physical expression in young children.

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Vocalising and Singing

Learn why vocal play and creative singing matter in early childhood, nurturing individual expression and musical growth.