MERYC-ENGLAND
MERYC-ENGLAND aims to raise standards of practice in early childhood music education. The charity works towards its aims by fostering collaboration between researchers and practitioners in conferences and high quality professional programmes. We support research which will raise standards of practice. We speak up on behalf of the sector in national fora and respond to national policy.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF MERYC ENGLAND ARE TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED 0 TO 5 YEARS IN ENGLAND BY:I. PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH, THEORY AND PRACTICE BY ORGANISING AND FUNDING MEETINGS FOR THAT PURPOSE; II. SUPPORTING RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT SERVE TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCES;III. ENCOURAGING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, CRITICAL REFLECTION AND THE ADOPTION OF PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE;IV. REVIEWING POLICES THAT AFFECT EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION;V. PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION (ECME) IN NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS;VI. CONNECTING WITH ORGANISATIONS AND SCHEMES WHOSE AIMS AND ACTIVITIES CONCORD WITH MERYC PRINCIPLES.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Dr Julia Partingtonchair
- Barbara Cavanagh
- Carol Ann Bowden
- Danielle Shyan Ballantine-Drake
- Dr Ryan David Humphrey
- Margareta Burrell
- PROFESSOR CHRISTINE PASCAL OBE
- Stephen Grocott
- Vanessa Frances Rose Stansall
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2025 | £2k | £4k |
| 01/01/2024 | £1k | £1k |
| 01/01/2023 | £1k | £771 |
| 01/01/2022 | £4k | £2k |
| 01/01/2021 | £412 | £786 |