Our vision
Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs believe all children and young people should have the opportunity to enjoy, achieve and celebrate through music.
Our mission
We work with schools, music educators and a range of local, regional and national partner organisations to provide an inclusive, diverse and relevant music education offer for all children and young people.
What we do
As part of a network of Music Education Hubs across England, we are supported using public funding from the DfE and Arts Council England, and tasked with delivering the core and extension roles of the National Plan for Music Education and ensuring that all schools engage with the Schools Music Education Plan (SMEP). Devon & Torbay Music Education Hubs are led by Babcock LDP, a joint venture between Devon County Council and Babcock Education, the largest integrated service provider for education improvement and specialist intervention services in the UK.
Our values
Collaboration, Creativity, Efficiency, Equality, Excellence, Knowledge, Resilience
Our aims
- To ensure every child and young person has equal access to music
- To help children and young people fulfil their musical potential
- To support all schools in delivering a broad and balanced curriculum, with music at its heart
Our team
| Lewis Gibbs | Head/Music Education Hub Lead for Devon & Torbay |
| Debbie Kent | Assistant Head/Music Development Lead for Torridge & North Devon |
| Tom Deam | Music Development Lead for Teignbridge & Torbay |
| Paul Painter | Music Development Lead for Exeter, East Devon & Mid Devon |
| Ben van Weede | Music Development Lead for West Devon & South Hams |
| Charlotte Yarnley-Jones | Business & Development Manager |
| Heidi Pike | Administration & Facilities Coordinator |
| Jennifer Campbell | Instrument Technician |
| Josie Denning | Instrument Technician |
Devon Music Education Hub Advisory Board
| Tim Baker | Cllr Andrew Leadbetter |
| Cllr Christine Channon (Chair) | David Perkins |
| Lewis Gibbs (Hub Lead) | Sarah Pickering |
| Tracy Hill | Dame Janet Ritterman |
| Anne Hudson | Ian Rogers |
Torbay Music Education Hub Advisory Board
| Louise Darvid | Richard Jones (Chair) |
| Tom Deam | Liz Hill |
| Lewis Gibbs (Hub Lead) |