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Drums, debate and devising: Music and Drama Education Expo 2021

The much-anticipated Music and Drama Education Expo 2021 was a hit! Zeena Rasheed gives us the lowdown on what went on in the CPD hustle and bustle
 Happy delegates at MDEE London 2021
Happy delegates at MDEE London 2021

On Friday 24 September, at an elegant new venue – The Business Design Centre, London – the ninth Music and Drama Education Expo opened. Live and back in the room, we got together with a shared purpose. Everyone I spoke to was thrilled to be together, sharing professional learning and inspirational experiences with like-minded others.

This was a well-attended but not rammed Expo, and several attendees thought nervousness around gatherings, school infection rates, and the date change might all be factors. I missed Friday; but the programme was exciting and well balanced, offering theory, speakers, and active engagement. Mark Philips represented Ofsted, exploring substance in Music Education, there were sessions on educational recovery and the arts, and on jazz, storytelling, commedia, and disability.

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