Joanna King

@jpmanwaring @MusicTeachers_ First time coming for me - excited and a bit nervous about leaving my Birmingham bubble!

I am off to the @MusicTeachers_ annual conference. If you are going, then see you there. If you are not going then maybe think about it for next year. It will be a great weekend and I know I will leave inspired and even more positive than usual! #musicteaching #conference

@qb_sch Thanks for the updates - sleep well!

We have safely arrived on French soil and are now heading for Austria. The lights are off and time for some rest! #SkiAustria24

Congratulations to the cast of Fame Jr. 2023. We are incredibly proud of you all. #QBArts

@Emmabumblebee5 @Sue_Cowley @karamballes @FCDWhittaker @JohndickensSW My kids would be sick once. Then eating normally within 12 hours. It was so annoying to have to keep them off for another day.

@Sue_Cowley @karamballes @FCDWhittaker @JohndickensSW I worked at a school with 24 hour policy. Removing everything else, who, after a sickness bug feels well enough the next day?

The efforts by schools to try and improve attendance by any means has led to the inverse of public health and child welfare Lice? Vomiting? Diarrhoea? Glandular fever? Can they walk and sit at a desk? Well send them in then #edutwitter @FCDWhittaker @JohndickensSW

@ColmoreMusic1 @Colmore_Junior How do we know which day? Specifically viola for us!

@DrFautley @DrAdamWhittaker I mean taking a ks5 qualification at college. Btec, etc

@kingthing14 @DrAdamWhittaker Depends what you mean by "uptake of music" I think, Jo? The ACE music education hub dashboard provides something a little like this about instrumental music lessons, but not directly attributable to post-KS4

A-level music entries continuing the downward slide again this year, after a slight uptick last year. (Attached) Red dots are trend line. @DrAdamWhittaker

Absolutely blown away by a brilliant #projectremix concert with @TheCBSO and so so proud of the @qb_sch pupils taking part. Thanks to all the people who worked on this.

@DrLizStafford @Steven_Berryman @guildhallschool Ah, I see! Well, I wonder how it was researched if these were his findings?

@kingthing14 @Steven_Berryman @guildhallschool It was removed from the article at some point yesterday, presumably as a result of all the complaints. But contrary to best practice they haven’t indicated this with edit notes.

‘Vaughan was shocked to discover that in the whole of his native county of Leicestershire just four school pupils are learning violin, the basic symphonic instrument, and in Birmingham there is not one student doing music A level’ ⁦@guildhallschool⁩ artsindustry.co.uk/feature/3027-t…

@MrsHarv23965073 @hopwood_mrs @TeachActive I got shown the work at the end of school too 😊

@ColmoreMusic1 @CharangaMusic @Colmore_Junior You’ve got a friend! Carol King?

@KellyDNicklin @DrFautley @AllyDaubney @Music_bod Thanks Kelly. What are the actual requirements to get on a course these days?

Tomorrow I’m speaking to undergrads at Birmingham uni about going into music teaching. @DrFautley @AllyDaubney @KellyDNicklin @Music_bod what are you looking for in a potential music teacher? And what advice would you give them?

@lyssy_wilding @DrFautley @AllyDaubney @KellyDNicklin @Music_bod Don’t think I have a current one for you Alys…could you send it to me please?

@kingthing14 @DrFautley @AllyDaubney @KellyDNicklin @Music_bod @kingthing14 creativity, enthusiasm and dedication to sharing their love of music with young people! Good communicators and a sense of humour!! I'm UOB alumni too :-) please feel free to share my email if they have any questions about the process!

@iffersaurusrex @DeputyGrocott 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

The urge to sing The Lion Sleeps Tonight is only ever a whim away, a whim away, a whim away.

@qb_sch We had the same just down the river. Say hi to everyone from Mrs King!

After a lazy morning, students have finally pushed the boat out and got on their way. A challenging sail this morning before a spot of lunch on Barton Broad. P.S: Check comments for last night’s sunset!

@spauger Thank you to @LePasOpton team!

Monkey has been found!!!!

If you’re at @LePasOpton this week please help Reuben get reunited with Monkey!#missionmonkey

@mitchelldance25 @qb_sch We’ll miss you! Best of luck. X

After an unforgettable teaching placement at @qb_sch my time there has come to an end. What a privilege and honour to have been a part of such a magical school. An experience I will treasure for a very long time. 💙

@ColmoreEnglish @Colmore_Junior Love it 😍