Wellbeing for Music Educators

In partnership with Soundcastle

Online via Zoom

Join us for a vital and reflective session led by Soundcastle, focusing on the wellbeing of music teachers and leaders across the education and creative sectors. Whether you’re a peripatetic teacher, a school-based music educator, a trainee or emerging music leader, or someone who supports teachers through a hub or organisation, this event is for you.

Teaching music is deeply rewarding, but it can also be isolating and demanding. This session will explore some of the unique challenges music educators face - particularly those working independently or across multiple settings - and offer space to consider what wellbeing looks like in a sustainable music education career.

Together, we’ll unpack themes such as:

• Isolation and connection: how to build and sustain meaningful professional networks
• A sense of belonging in fragmented or under-supported environments
• Advocacy and value: recognising your work, your worth, and how to champion music education in every space
• Creating space for self-care and collective care in a demanding profession

This will be a space for honest conversation, peer connection, and shared reflection. Through facilitated dialogue and group activity, Soundcastle will guide us in exploring how we care for ourselves and each other within our roles.

Whether you’re an early-career music leader, an experienced teacher, or someone supporting music educators across the sector, we invite you to take this time to pause, connect, and be part of an ongoing conversation about what a healthier, more supported music education sector could look like.

Who is this for?

• Music teachers
• Emerging and trainee music leaders
• Music education hub staff
• Youth music organisations
• Artists and practitioners working in educational or community music settings
• Anyone interested in supporting the wellbeing of those delivering music education

What can you expect?

• A welcoming, inclusive space for dialogue and reflection
• Insights and tools from Soundcastle’s work in creative wellbeing
• Opportunities to connect with peers
• A chance to share challenges, ideas, and ways forward
• A step toward stronger wellbeing practices in your own context