MEC An Umbrella Council Representative Proactive Reactive Celebrating and Sharing MEC Trustees MEC News Updates MEC Special Interest Groups Annually Receive and contribute to Elect Non-MEC members Join MEC Forum manages, to ensure coherence MEC members Full cost Seminars Participate in Join Elect Consultations MEC Task and Finish Groups MEC Forum

MEC A Unique Council/Members Representative Proactive Reactive Celebrate and Share MEC Forum (sets up TFG & invites members to join) TFG meets electronically or in person & feeds into Council members through Seminars, Consultation, News Updates TFG considers responses and reports back to Special Interest Groups SIGs # Formed in Response To Member Requests # Agendas Set by Members # Reports to Council via News updates Task and Finish Groups

Music Education Council 2018 Ten News updates: January; February; March; April; May; June; July/August; September; October; November/December MEC Forum: January 25th Cardiff ABO conference; May 4th Edinburgh Drake Music Scotland 10th Anniversary September 13th MEC Autumn Seminar Nov 23rd Music Mark Conference Four Seminars in England: Spring: Music Curriculum (London: March 20th 2018) Summer: Connectivity (Birmingham: July 6th 2018) Autumn: Workforce (London: September 13th 2018) Winter: Inclusion (Bristol: December 12th 2018) Three nationally focussed meetings in Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales 2019 seminars 2 x London; Manchester; Newcastle/Gateshead

MEC Forum MEC Trustees 6 Directly Elected Members General Manager: 12 Standing List Organisations The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) Cymdeithas Addysg Cerdd Awrdurdodau Cymru / Welsh Authorities' Music Association Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) Music for Youth (MfY) Musicians' Union (MU) Music Industries Association (MIA) Music Mark Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Sound Sense Trinity College London Youth Music 6 Directly Elected Members Phil Castang Barbara Eifler (to 2018) Emma Lines Helen Mason Gary Spruce Roy Terry (to 2018) MEC Forum MEC Trustees Chair Dick Hallam Chair Elect Fiona Pendreigh Hon Secretary Philip Flood Hon Treasurer Bridget Whyte Trustee Lincoln Abbott General Manager: Angela Ruggles