Family Music Hub Launches New Online Platform for Early Years Music Practitioners
The Family Music Hub has launched a national online platform to support professionals delivering music sessions to families and children under five.
The Hub supports practitioners working with under-fives - The Family Music Hub
The Hub launched on 5 January and brings together training, practical resources and opportunities for peer connection for early years practitioners, musicians and community group leaders working in family and community settings across the UK.
Members can access a growing song bank, printable resources for families and direct support from both the Hub team and fellow practitioners.
The platform also offers flexible learning opportunities, including short self-paced courses, live spotlight sessions with guest speakers and ‘skills sprint’ events designed to build confidence and practical skills. Practitioners can also connect through discussion boards, virtual meet-ups and a community of practice.
While music is widely used in early years and family settings, practitioners leading sessions often lack consistent access to professional support, according to The Family Music Hub.
The organisation says that the new platform is intended to provide a national hub for training, resources and peer networks to boost support for practitioners.
The Hub has been launched in response to growing national interest in the role of music in early family life, with recent research highlighting benefits for maternal wellbeing and positive impact of music on early child development.
Developed by early years researchers and practitioners Nicola Burke, Rosie Adediran and Katie Neilson, it builds on The Family Music Hub’s existing training programmes and is designed to fit around the realities of frontline work.
Access to the platform is through membership, giving practitioners entry to a termly programme of events, resources and learning designed with busy group leaders in mind.
The Hub is now open to members, with early years and family professionals invited to take part in its first programme of online activity.