Motivate children to think about positive action with this practical lesson idea from Kate Wakeling

As World Book Day approaches (March 1) Sing Up editor, Joanna Jones, asked award-winning author and illustrator of the Tom Gates books Liz Pichon to spill the beans on songwriting, storytelling and doodling

Inspire your class with these neat ideas from the Tom Gates book series author – and Tom Gates himself

Lyricist Fred Phethean gives you his top tips on writing raps!

Find out how computer games can take children’s musical engagement to the next level…

Guidance on how teachers can best approach issues surrounding children with same-sex parents and tackle homo/bi/transphobia in the school environment

What really is the relationship between those strange dots and lines and the aural, physical experience of music? And why does notation strike terror into the hearts of so many teachers?

Sing Up’s Head of Learning, Shelly Ambury, asked a bunch of singing diehards who work with primary and secondary schools how it’s done

Setting up a staff choir is a great way to encourage singing at your school

Nervous about teaching children to sing if you think you are tone deaf? Then let vocal coaches to the stars, Carrie and David Grant, give you a lesson in how to hold a tune

One teacher's thought-provoking classroom research project into how singing promotes learning – and how you can do it too

Sally Merson, Music Coordinator from Platinum Award School Wheatfields Primary, shares her top tips for weaving singing into the fabric of the school day