Curious Minds

Curious Minds music practitioner Sarah Marks wins Music Teacher of the Year

One of Curious Minds' music partners, Sarah Marks won the Music Teacher of the Year award at the Music for Youth Schools Prom Concert at Royal Albert Hall last week. Sponsored By CLASSIC fM, Sarah was given her award by Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

CLASSIC fM's Managing Director Darren Henley said, 'There can be a tendency for music teachers to be the unsung heroes of the music world. Yet without them, many young people would not have music introduced into their childhoods in a structured way. Our Awards have been created to reward those music teachers for their work in instilling a passion for their subject into a new generation of music lovers - and none more so than Sarah'.

Sarah has recently worked for Curious Minds with The Elms School in Knowsley, and is responsible for two West Lancashire Schools.  In her spare time, she plays violin in her ceilidh band, Gallimaufry.