A new Music Hub for South East London.
Since 2012, Lewisham Music Service (and later Lewisham Music) has received direct funding from the Department for Education (DfE) and Arts Council England to serve as the Lead Organisation for Lewisham Music Education Hub. In this role, we have overseen the delivery of the National Plan for Music Education (NPME) across the borough, working in partnership with other organisations.
The new NPME, The power of music to change lives, outlined a desire by the DfE to reduce the number of Music Hubs in England from 116 to 43. As of 1st September 2024, Lewisham Music became a Principal Partner in the newly established South East London Music Hub, alongside Bexley Music (part of London South East Academies Trust), Bromley Youth Music Trust, Royal Greenwich Music Service (Royal Borough of Greenwich), Southwark Music (Southwark Council), and Lambeth Music Service (Lambeth Council).
The broader hub network will include partner organisations such as Sound Connections, ABRSM (exam board), Trinity Laban, Kinetika Bloco, and many more. While Lewisham Music remains an independent charity responsible for music provision and partnerships across the borough of Lewisham, it will collaborate with the other Principal Partners to oversee the strategic development of music education across South East London.
South East London Music Hub partners
