A new free music therapy training scheme for early years settings is being launched by an award-winning charity.

Settings can now apply for Music as Therapy International’s new IMM Awards scheme, under which all training costs (normally £675 for a place) will be met by the charity. The Awards scheme was launched to combat challenges faced by nurseries and children’s centres, such as budget cuts preventing investment in staff training.

Music as Therapy International is a South London-based registered charity that trains staff to use simple music therapy techniques and musical activities to help children and adults overcome obstacles such as disability, trauma and mental illness. To date the charity has trained more 300 staff in seven countries and has 20 years’ experience in delivering music therapy to vulnerable people.

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