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Schools and choirs worldwide join Sing Up Day 2026 – celebrating resilience and the power of singing Sing Up invites schools, choirs and community groups across the globe to take part in Sing Up Day 2026 , a free international celebration of singing on Wednesday 25 March 2026 . Now in its 16th year, Sing Up Day brings together thousands of voices from the UK to China, Australia, Spain, the UAE and more. This year’s event features the uplifting new anthem We get up again  by c

Our Joint Head Baz Chapman joined BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour this week to discuss why singing matters for young people's mental health and wellbeing and why so many lose access to it just when they need it most.

As mental health challenges among children reach crisis levels, Sing Up Foundation is launching research to inform its State of Play report on how singing supports children and young people's mental health and wellbeing. The Foundation's Practitioner Survey (https://bit.ly/SUFSurvey2026), live this week, will gather insights from teachers, music leaders, mental health professionals, and youth workers internationally to build this picture of current practice, challenges, and

The mental health crisis among children and we need your help to understand the full picture and learn how we can support you in your work.

What’s the feeling around Music Education Hubs about singing and music making to support mental health & wellbeing? Baz Chapman attended the Music Mark Conference in Nottingham in November to find out. It was great to be able to join Sing Up colleagues and attend the Music Mark Conference, to represent the Sing Up Foundation and to be a panellist for a session on Wellbeing in Schools.

Discover how to create autism-friendly singing programs that support mental health. Free case study, practical tips, and planning checklist from Singup Foundation.

16-22 June is Refugee Week, and we're marking it by highlighting a fantastic FREE new resource created by our friends at Music Action International, who took part in our research project into singing for displaced young people in the UK.

Sing Up Day is back on June 18, 2025 ! Join us for a global celebration focused on empowering children and young people through singing and music. This year, the Sing Up Foundation has teamed up with Sing Up to highlight the strong link between singing, mental health, and wellbeing. What's New for Sing Up Day 2025? This year's theme focuses on self-belief and tapping into your inner power. We're excited to bring you: A new anthem:  Learn and sing In me I trust a specially c

Sing Up Foundation launches new website and resources to support singing for mental health and wellbeing

See the full schedule of our two-day online conference 'Singing for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Spotlight on Children and Young People'. Run in partnership with Music for Good and the Singing for Health Network, the conference will run on 26 May and 30 June 2023 and recordings will be made available for all ticket holders. Book your tickets now - there are one and two-day tickets available. https://bit.ly/SHNBookCYPTicket Full schedule - May 26th - Focus on inclusion and wo

Sing Up Foundation, Singing for Health Network and Music for Good are partnering to deliver an online conference.

NEW DATES ADDED: Find out more and apply to take part in our pilot training course for singing leaders who deliver one to one or group singing with children or young people.. Music for Good, Sing Up Foundation and Sing Up are seeking participants to take part in a course in January on developing trauma and mental health-informed singing practice. The course will run fortnightly for a total of 5 sessions that will be 2.5 hours each. There will also be a follow-up feedback and

Project Lead Baz Chapman updates on progress and consultations around the Foundation's work to create a platform to support singing for children & young people's mental health & wellbeing. I’m working with the Sing Up Foundation on a project funded by Arts Council England’s Culture Recovery Fund. We aim to take major strides in supporting singing for mental health & wellbeing in children & young people, by creating an infrastructure which helps anyone looking to develop thei

Find out more and apply to take part in our pilot training course for singing leaders who deliver one to one or group singing with children or young people.. Music for Good, Sing Up Foundation and Sing Up are seeking participants to take part in a course this Autumn on developing trauma and mental health-informed singing practice. The course will run fortnightly for a total of 5 sessions that will be 2.5 hours each. There will also be a follow-up feedback and development sess

Music for Good is delighted to have secured funding from the National Foundation for Youth Music to further develop and roll-out a programme of training for singing teachers and leaders. Working with Sing Up and the Sing Up Foundation, the training and resources will be focused on trauma and mental health-informed theory and practice and will be rolled out via Music Education Hubs in 2022. Music for Good Director and Practitioner Emily Foulkes has developed training based on

Through our focus groups we've been exploring singing for mental health and wellbeing and how we can support vocal leaders to lead this work

Let's explore what is meant by singing for mental health and wellbeing and what makes these singing sessions distinct from others.