Independent Chair of Board, Surrey Music Hub Steering Board

You will chair the Hub’s Steering Board, working alongside the Music Hub lead organisation, Surrey Arts, the arts service for Surrey County Council as well as partners to ensure the effective delivery of the Department for Education National Plan for Music Education (NPME).

Surrey Arts, the Arts Service for Surrey County Council, is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and would especially welcome applications from the ‘global majority’, the LGBTQ+ community and people who are disabled.

Application is by letter and C.V. sent to [email protected]

For more information or an informal chat please email mailto:[email protected] – [email protected]

Deadline for applications: 22 Feb 2026

Interviews: 5th and 6th March

Context – Surrey Music Hub is a partnership led by Surrey Arts. It serves the local authority area of Surrey County Council, with a total school population of 163,657 children as of 2024/25, in 401 state-maintained, academy and free schools (4 state-funded nurseries, 299 state-funded primary schools, 59 state-funded secondary schools, 26 state-funded special schools, 5 non-maintained special schools and 8 state-funded alternative provision schools), through music making and the arts and cultural offer. The lead partner of the Surrey Music Hub is Surrey Arts, which is part of Surrey County Council (SCC) Cultural Services. The Hub is overseen by the Surrey Music Hub Steering Board, which is made up of partners and local stakeholders.

Aims for Music Hubs:

1. To support schools and other education settings to deliver high quality music education.
2. To support young people to further develop their musical interests and talent, including into employment.
3. To support all children and young people to engage with a range of musical opportunities in and out of school.