Talking standards:

Why is music education in Britain so poor?

As an example, Sistema Scotland, an offshoot of the famous Sistema project in Venezuela, has had remarkable success with young people from disadvantaged areas in Raploch, Torry and Govanhill. According to a survey of parents carried out by the

£100k boost for Raploch Big Noise

Big Noise Raploch was launched in 2008 by the charity Sistema Scotland and was supported almost entirely by privately raised money in its first five years. Sistema Scotland CEO Nicola Killean said: “We have a wonderful partnership with Stirlin