by Author Dougie Lonie

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Exit strategies and sustainability: impact and life beyond the project

Below are the key contributions to the discussion that explored exit strategies and sustainability.



Main Issues

  • Getting partners to commit to the same values
  • Issues around time limited projects/programmes
  • Supporting children to continue making music – how?
  • Matching musical identities with provision
  • Localism – provision issues/signposting – joining up and knowing
  • Individual musical identities
  • Responsibility – build it in at the beginning
  • Exit strategies – must be planned in advance if the project is about a community of people
  • Impact of the end of a project on young people – can cause distress
  • Difficult to plan ahead in a climate of cuts
  • Short termism
  • Where to signpost musically talented looked after children?
  • Progression and sustainability
  • Learning styles

Please share your thoughts on exit strategies and sustainability in the comments below.