Designed to suit the needs of your students
We believe a school’s musical offer should be designed to suit the needs of your children and young people, this is why we offer a range of opportunities to work with schools in a bespoke way.
Our specialists can provide consultancy on developing your intent for music, skills mapping, curriculum development and design as well as whole staff training opportunities to upskill your team!
We can work with schools to implement areas of the National Plan for Music Education and other guidance such as Model Music Curriculum.
We have worked with several schools to improve their provision and are excited to work with schools in a bespoke way to help them develop music in line with their vision for the school.
| Support | Cost |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate | £70 |
| Day rate (6 hours) | £400 |
| Staff training (1.5 hours) | £150 |
| Health Check | £500 |
We offer a 1-hour free consultation to agree aims, discuss needs and scope of our services ahead of agreement.
Health Check Service
We provide a Health Check service that reviews the music making in your school and provides you with a personalised report and next steps on the journey to continuing your musical journey!
As part of the service our team will visit your school for a day to see music taking place in a range of contexts as well as interview the music lead, SLT and a panel of students to gather details to provide you with a written report on what the strengths were in the school and where you could consider going next with your plans for music.
Our Health Checks are centred around our Music Development Plans, you can get in touch with use below to access a Music Development Plan for your school.
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Specialist Consultancy as a Funded Opportunity
If our Specialist Consultancy is your school’s chosen Funded Opportunity, the Kent & Medway Music Hub will provide a member of our team to support you across the academic year.
This offer is tailored to the school’s needs and provides you with the opportunity to receive hands-on support to work on vision and intent creation, curriculum design, staff training and more.
Here is an example of the offer:
| Meeting | Plan |
| Meeting 1 – Autumn Term 1 | Creating you vision for music and reviewing your Music Development Plan |
| Meeting 2 – Autumn Term 2 | Skills mapping |
| Meeting 3 – Spring Term 1 | Skills mapping cont. |
| Meeting 4 – Spring Term 2 | In person whole staff training |
| Meeting 5 – Summer Term 1 | Resourcing your school |
| Meeting 6 – Summer Term 2 | Next steps and future planning |
I am a secondary school music lead, how can you help me?
We have experience of supporting all school types with their music development planning. Whether you are looking for an opportunity to reflect with someone on your current offer, or design something new in response to the Model Music Curriculum we can help you make a plan for development. Get in touch with the team to see how we can help you at schools@kent-music.com
How frequently can we meet?
We tailor our consultancy services to your needs. In our initial scoping meeting we will discuss together how frequently meetings may be required as well as discussing whether the meetings will be in person or virtual.
Our staff are non-specialist teachers delivering music, can you train them?
We include a free meeting as part of our staff training option to ensure we meet the needs of the school. We may ask for an audit to be completed in advance to inform the planning for the session too. These sessions are always practical and will provide creative approaches to delivering the music curriculum.
I am music lead in a special school, are you able to support us?
Yes! We have worked with many special schools to design a curriculum that is flexible and meets the needs of their pupils.
Got another question?
If you are looking for help to improve music in the school, you can contact our School Support Team or your Area Manager who can help.