Music & Drama Education Awards nominations open for 2025

Friday, April 26, 2024

The next Music & Drama Education Awards will take place on 30 January 2025.

Nominations are now open for the Music & Drama Education Awards 2025, which celebrate the achievements of teachers, school departments, individuals, resources, organisations and charities.

This year, nominations will be submitted through a new form-based system, which streamlines the submission and selection process. 

The 2025 awards ceremony will be held at the Royal National Hotel in London. The host, and expert judging panel, will be announced closer to the event. 

Nominations can be submitted in the following categories: 

  • Outstanding Musical Initiative
  • Outstanding Drama Initiative
  • Outstanding Music Education Resource
  • Outstanding Music Education Print Resource
  • Outstanding Drama Education Resource
  • Excellence in SEND (Music & Drama)
  • Excellence in Musical Theatre (Music & Drama)
  • Excellence in Primary/Early Years (Music & Drama)
  • The Rocksteady Award for Progressive and Inclusive Music Education
  • Outstanding School Music Department
  • Outstanding School Drama Department
  • Instrumental or Vocal Teacher of the Year
  • Music Inspiration Award
  • Drama Inspiration Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Music
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Drama

We will also be presenting the Music Teacher and Drama & Theatre Editors’ Awards at the ceremony.

The Music & Drama Education Awards 2024 ceremony took place in February and was hosted by Cerrie Burnell. It was supported by headline sponsors Casio Music UK and Broadway Licensing Global.

The deadline for receiving nominations for the 2025 Music & Drama Education Awards is 16 August 2024. 

To find out more about each category and submit a nomination online, visit the Awards website here.

www.musicdramaedawards.com