Broadchart are delighted to have Leonora Davies as the Senior Advisor to the PLAYTIME project. Leonora will be advising on all aspects of PLAYTIME including the development of modules for teachers that will encompass a wide variety of modules that include both curriculum and non curriculum related items. As these are developed, links will be placed on this page. Leonora's CV deserves it's own web site but an abbreviated version is below:

LEONORA DAVIES MBE

Leonora Davies has had long and happy professional engagement with almost every facet of music education spanning almost 40 years. She has had a wide and varied teaching career in both Primary and Secondary classrooms. Until recently she was the Inspector for Music and Music Services in the London Borough of Haringey where she worked for 13 years. She now works as a music education consultant and has a particular consultancy role with Youth Music. 

‘Creating chances for making music’ the story of the Wider Opportunities Pilot Programmes, co-authored with John Stephens is published by Youth Music. Other publications, which support both primary class teachers as well as secondary colleagues, include ‘Take Note’, ‘Making Musical Connections’, ‘Music Works’ all published by the BBC and most recently ‘Respect the Value for Music’ published by Ed Comms on behalf of British Music Rights.

She makes regular contributions to the T.E.S. and Music Teacher. 
She travels extensively, running In service courses for both class and instrumental teachers as well as adjudicating for both the Regional and National Festivals of Music for Youth.

She was Chair of the National Association of Music Educators and continues to serve on the Executive of this association where she is chair of the Curriculum Task group. 

She is the current chair of the Music Education Council, a member of the Music Manifesto Steering Group and is co-chair of the Workforce Development workstream for the Music Manifesto.

She also serves on the executive of the National Music Council and is a member of the Music Business Forum. 

She continues to be passionate about working to maintain the rightful place of music as an entitlement for all children, in a balanced primary curriculum and for its logical continuity into the secondary phase. At the same time she recognises the need to continue to build bridges and partnerships between the formal and informal sectors

She has recently been awarded an MBE for services to education.

Music modules

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