We work directly with schools across the county to develop and deliver their music programmes, including workshops, teacher training, curriculum support and music lessons. Our Area Managers are equipped with information about local teachers, instruments, funding and resources to support classroom teachers and music coordinators.
The Kent Music Area Managers act as a first point of contact for schools. They can provide:
If you would like to find out more about a service listed below, please speak to your Area Manager above or contact our Maidstone office.
As a school you may be thinking about overhauling or redesigning your music curriculum. If you need a place to begin then please look at our guidance below
Use our Kent Music Curriculum Guidance for Schools document which takes you through the following process:
Useful documents:
Make sure that your curricular and extra-curricular programme is linked to you KS2 MusicPlus offer and not seen as separate provision.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413107/Music_in_schools_what_hubs_must_do.pdfPage 22, point 1.3
Any schools in the county can contact Kent Music when they want a peripatetic teacher to provide them with tuition. This tuition will be registered through Kent Music and the tuition will be paid for by parents, directly to Kent Music.
Contact our excellent customer services team on customerservices@kent-music.com or visit our Music Lessons page for more information.
Some education establishments want to deal with parents and billing themselves and when this is the case we can provide you with a specialist teacher to suit your needs including individual and small group lessons; whole class teaching; direction of school ensembles; and continuation lessons for students who have completed their MusicPlus year. The school simply pays Kent Music for this service.
Whole Class instrumental tuition is a requirement in all state schools and Kent Music can help your school to deliver this. In Kent we contribute funds to schools for up to two terms to enable them to access one year of whole class instrumental tuition in one KS2 year group. This part-funded year group is called MusicPlus.
Everything you need to know about hiring instruments for your school.
Kent Music is committed to enabling children and young people to access musical opportunities. The Kent Music Bursary provides financial support to 5-18 year olds, living in Kent, excluding Medway, who meet specific financial criteria, and covers 75% of activity fees for one musical activity per academic year.
Schools should direct parents or carers to the application forms and full details on our Financial Assistance page; we cannot accept applications direct from a school. If you have any queries, please contact Gail Batty on gbatty@kent-music.com.
All state schools in Kent must complete the Kent Music Annual Survey in order to be eligible to receive ring fenced funding for music education.
The Kent Music Roadshow is a free 50-minute-long interactive performance aimed at KS2 and KS3 students in schools. Featuring instrumental demonstrations, live performances, video, and audience participation the roadshow aims to inspire students to learn a musical instrument and to encourage an understanding of the value of music to our world and everyday lives.
“The roadshow gave the children the opportunity to realise how important music is and how much fun they could get from playing a musical instrument.”
Kent Music offers a range of creative, resourceful and up-to-date professional development for music educators and classroom teachers delivering music in the county.
As well as the curriculum support guidance and links found above there are lots of links that will help you deliver music in your school.
Contact us if you need any more advice: schools@kent-music.com
