Martin Fautley
proffautley.bsky.social
Martin Fautley
@proffautley.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Music Education, Birmingham City University.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hmm - not so sure about the stellar, but anyway - I enjoyed your chapter Elizabeth, and the bit about language made me think again on that topic!
August 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reposted by Martin Fautley
The ISM has long called for the reform or scrapping of the EBacc and Progress 8.

These measures have marginalised arts subjects in schools. Since 2010, we've seen a dramatic fall in the uptake of music - entries have dropped by 43% at A-level and 30% at GCSE.
August 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Splendid - Jolly well done Elizabeth!
June 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Good-oh! Thanks Lucy 👍
June 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Guessing you've seen the resources Ally Daubney & I wrote for the ISM? www.ism.org/advice/ism-c...
ISM Music Curriculum | Independent Society of Musicians
Explore curriculum frameworks from the ISM trust, designed to support music education and provide valuable resources for students and teachers.
www.ism.org
June 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Yup. Still a thing, Keith, I'm sad to say. Hand me the ramipril...
June 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
2/2 ...maths (say) 4hrs/week, and music 1hr/week, then in 6 weeks the kids will have had 24hrs maths vs 6 hrs music. So to be coherent, either maths should have an 'assessment lesson' every 6 days, or music should have one every 24 weeks. But I hear so often that this doesn't happen!
June 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Bound to...!
May 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM