Elizabeth Stafford
@drlizstafford.bsky.social
Director of @musicedsolution.bsky.social, Editor of @primarymusicmag.bsky.social and Music Hubs & Services Magazine, author of the Primary Music Leader’s Handbook, and co-author of the Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook.
www.musiceducationsolutions.co.uk
www.musiceducationsolutions.co.uk
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As I’m still in introducing mode, here’s a link to my book! Ideal for anyone leading music in a primary school 🎶 Primary Music Leader’s Handbook (Inspiring ideas) amzn.eu/d/9vmNank
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Season 2 Episode 3 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Anna Gower about music at St Andrew's International School in Bangkok. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Season 2 Episode 3 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @drlizstafford.bsky.social chatting with Anna Gower about music at St Andrew's International School in Bangkok. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com
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Primary Music in Conversation Season 2 Episode 2 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
November 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Primary Music in Conversation Season 2 Episode 2 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
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Primary Music in Conversation Season 2 Episode 1 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Primary Music in Conversation Season 2 Episode 1 OUT NOW! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. primarymusic.podbean.com
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Season 2 Episode 1 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @DrLizStafford chatting with Theresa Phillips about music at Sneyd Academy in Stoke-on-Trent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Season 2 Episode 1 of our Primary Music in Conversation podcast is NOW OUT! Featuring @DrLizStafford chatting with Theresa Phillips about music at Sneyd Academy in Stoke-on-Trent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! primarymusic.podbean.com
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*NEW BLOG* @drlizstafford.bsky.social gives her opinion on the Curriculum & Assessment Review’s final report musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/news/opinion...
Opinion: Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report - Music Education
Curriculum Review final report: Dr Liz Stafford shares her opinion.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
*NEW BLOG* @drlizstafford.bsky.social gives her opinion on the Curriculum & Assessment Review’s final report musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/news/opinion...
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In our *BRAND NEW* Autumn Term issue: Baby, you're a firework, by @drlizstafford.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bddfrzuw
Primary Music Magazine Issue 10.0 Autumn 2025
The magazine for primary music teachers, by primary music teachers.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In our *BRAND NEW* Autumn Term issue: Baby, you're a firework, by @drlizstafford.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bddfrzuw
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In our *BRAND NEW* Autumn Term issue: Jingle all the way! By @drlizstafford.bsky.social tinyurl.com/m34udxuf
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In our *BRAND NEW* Autumn Term issue: Jingle all the way! By @drlizstafford.bsky.social tinyurl.com/m34udxuf
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We're thrilled to be 3 x finalists in this year's Music & Drama Education Awards! Our podcast, research project for Drums for Schools, and the Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook published by Collins Music have all been shortlisted!
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
We're thrilled to be 3 x finalists in this year's Music & Drama Education Awards! Our podcast, research project for Drums for Schools, and the Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook published by Collins Music have all been shortlisted!
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Want to share the wonderful work you're doing with music in your school? We're now seeking guests for Primary Music in Conversation Season 2! Express your interest here: musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/contact/
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Want to share the wonderful work you're doing with music in your school? We're now seeking guests for Primary Music in Conversation Season 2! Express your interest here: musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/contact/
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*NEW BLOG* 🎃 Bring some Halloween magic to your music lessons! 👻 Explore creative ideas for spooky soundscapes, storytelling, rhythm, and global traditions — all while developing key musical skills. Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/ycd2bwr9 #MusicEducation #Halloween
Spooktacular sounds for Halloween - Music Education
Discover creative Halloween-themed music lesson ideas that inspire imagination, develop skills, and engage learners of all ages worldwide.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
*NEW BLOG* 🎃 Bring some Halloween magic to your music lessons! 👻 Explore creative ideas for spooky soundscapes, storytelling, rhythm, and global traditions — all while developing key musical skills. Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/ycd2bwr9 #MusicEducation #Halloween
My latest for Music Teacher Magazine www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/feat...
Teaching from your core values - Music Teacher
Whether or not we are aware of it, we all live by certain values. Dr Liz Stafford argues that consciously incorporating our own values into our teaching will lead to authentic engagement with students...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My latest for Music Teacher Magazine www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/feat...
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This #InternationalPodcastDay why not catch up with one of our two podcasts presented by @drlizstafford.bsky.social
Primary Music in Conversation and CME in Conversation are both available on all major podcast apps and via our website tinyurl.com/wzccc6ub Image: Nikki Cooper Photography
Primary Music in Conversation and CME in Conversation are both available on all major podcast apps and via our website tinyurl.com/wzccc6ub Image: Nikki Cooper Photography
September 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This #InternationalPodcastDay why not catch up with one of our two podcasts presented by @drlizstafford.bsky.social
Primary Music in Conversation and CME in Conversation are both available on all major podcast apps and via our website tinyurl.com/wzccc6ub Image: Nikki Cooper Photography
Primary Music in Conversation and CME in Conversation are both available on all major podcast apps and via our website tinyurl.com/wzccc6ub Image: Nikki Cooper Photography
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Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social on Tuesday 30th September for a webinar on Developing Core Skills in Primary Music, and learn how to progressively develop performing, listening, composing & improvising, and music theory skills from EYFS to Y6. tinyurl.com/2mdwa6xb
Developing Core Skills in Primary Music - Music Education
In this full day webinar you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the ...
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September 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social on Tuesday 30th September for a webinar on Developing Core Skills in Primary Music, and learn how to progressively develop performing, listening, composing & improvising, and music theory skills from EYFS to Y6. tinyurl.com/2mdwa6xb
*NEW* Blog: Making the right start with music.
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Making the right start with music - Music Education
Practical tips for music teachers on establishing classroom routines: calls to attention, handling instruments, listening respectfully, and more.
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August 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
*NEW* Blog: Making the right start with music.
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Just seen someone advertising a music education job that doesn’t exist yet for a government contract they haven’t won yet for (at an educated guess) a National Centre for Music & Arts Education for which no firm details have been released. 🤯
August 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just seen someone advertising a music education job that doesn’t exist yet for a government contract they haven’t won yet for (at an educated guess) a National Centre for Music & Arts Education for which no firm details have been released. 🤯
This is quite the read! 😱
Not so Totally Rad: the UK music tuition firm leaving pupils in the lurch and teachers in despair www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Not so Totally Rad: the UK music tuition firm leaving pupils in the lurch and teachers in despair www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Not so Totally Rad: the UK music tuition firm leaving pupils in the lurch and teachers in despair
Schools and parents tell of inexperienced and absent tutors, and slow refunds alongside repeated demands to pay for services never wanted or received
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August 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is quite the read! 😱
Not so Totally Rad: the UK music tuition firm leaving pupils in the lurch and teachers in despair www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Not so Totally Rad: the UK music tuition firm leaving pupils in the lurch and teachers in despair www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Another accolade? Go on then! 🥰
Our Primary Music in Conversation podcast has been shortlisted for a Teach Primary Award in the Free Resource category! Huge thanks to our listeners & guests – we couldn’t have done it without you! musiceducationsolutions.co.uk/news/teach-p...
#EduSkyPrimary #MusicEd #EduSkyUK
#EduSkyPrimary #MusicEd #EduSkyUK
August 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Another accolade? Go on then! 🥰
Thrilled by this news! 🎶🥳
Music Education Solutions has been named Best Nationwide Music Education Provider 2025 by SME News Magazine! We're so proud to be recognized for our dedication to high-quality music education.
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#EduSky #MusicEd
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#EduSky #MusicEd
August 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thrilled by this news! 🎶🥳
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Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social on Tuesday 30th September for a webinar on Developing Core Skills in Primary Music, and learn how to progressively develop performing, listening, composing & improvising, and music theory skills from EYFS to Y6. tinyurl.com/2mdwa6xb
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social on Tuesday 30th September for a webinar on Developing Core Skills in Primary Music, and learn how to progressively develop performing, listening, composing & improvising, and music theory skills from EYFS to Y6. tinyurl.com/2mdwa6xb
I really, REALLY wish we could get beyond the misunderstanding that music education = extra-curricular instrumental provision. Music is a statutory subject of the National Curriculum, and the heart of music education is inclusive classroom music lessons, not optional instrumental provision.
August 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I really, REALLY wish we could get beyond the misunderstanding that music education = extra-curricular instrumental provision. Music is a statutory subject of the National Curriculum, and the heart of music education is inclusive classroom music lessons, not optional instrumental provision.
Looking forward to launching the first cohort of this in 2026! #MusicEd
*BRAND NEW* for 2026! Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social for our Primary Music Specialist Certificate to refine your teaching practice, enhance your pedagogical understanding, and demonstrate your expertise to current and future employers. tinyurl.com/4etwmf9f
July 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Looking forward to launching the first cohort of this in 2026! #MusicEd
Our subscription packages for next academic year are live! High quality CPD at bargain basement prices! Check them out here: tinyurl.com/yc5zd8hr
July 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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*BRAND NEW* for 2025-26! Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social for our Music Education Support & Development Certificate for advisers, consultants, trainers and lead schools supporting schools with music. tinyurl.com/36b8pzz3
July 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
*BRAND NEW* for 2025-26! Join @drlizstafford.bsky.social for our Music Education Support & Development Certificate for advisers, consultants, trainers and lead schools supporting schools with music. tinyurl.com/36b8pzz3
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Season 1 may be over, but you can still catch up with all our episodes of Primary Music in Conversation here: primarymusic.podbean.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Season 1 may be over, but you can still catch up with all our episodes of Primary Music in Conversation here: primarymusic.podbean.com
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Secondary Music Leadership Certificate academic year 2025/26 dates now available for booking! Join us in the Autumn, Spring or Summer terms to develop your head of department skills! tinyurl.com/y9y4a9tb
July 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Secondary Music Leadership Certificate academic year 2025/26 dates now available for booking! Join us in the Autumn, Spring or Summer terms to develop your head of department skills! tinyurl.com/y9y4a9tb