North East
Music lessons in County Durham schools
One service, one agreement, run inside the school day.
Looking for music lessons at a County Durham primary school? Start with Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool or the other town pages below, then ask about your school. We provide teachers, instruments and absence cover, with availability and any funded places confirmed for each school.
A partnership planned with your school.
- Government-backed provisionDelivered with music education hubs across England
- Music Hub partnerLocal music education hubs
- Prices chosen by each schoolEach school sets its family lesson price
Teachers, instruments and cover
We organise teaching, instruments and absence cover as part of the school partnership. Availability and arrangements are agreed with your school.
Inside the school day
Term-time lessons in an agreed room and timetable slot: one-to-one, small groups or bands of up to five. Rotating times help spread missed class time.
Safeguarding and records held by us
Checks, registers, practice notes and evidence, kept by us and available to your team whenever you ask.
Clear payment arrangements
Each place is either fully funded by the school or paid for by the family. A school may offer both types of place to different children, according to its funding and agreed provision.
- Towns and cities
- 8
- Primary schools here
- 191
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
COUNTY BY TOWN
Towns and cities in County Durham
- Durham44 primary schools
- Darlington30 primary schools
- Hartlepool34 primary schools
- Bishop Auckland30 primary schools
- Chester-le-Street18 primary schools
- Consett16 primary schools
- Newton Aycliffe10 primary schools
- Seaham9 primary schools
Counts are from the Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools register, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
LOCAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
Planning provision across the county
Use the local school registers for Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Newton Aycliffe and Seaham as well as the three larger towns above. Tell us the school name, a room that could be used and a possible slot in the school day. Our team will discuss staffing, lesson formats and funding before a partnership is agreed.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in County Durham provide
If your school needs more lesson time, we can discuss the options. The current agreement remains in place until a new arrangement is agreed.
Ours to provide
- The instruments
- Lesson instruments are free to the school. The teacher brings the equipment and takes it away after teaching.
- Checks and training
- Every teacher has an enhanced DBS check, identity and reference checks, and safeguarding training. Schools can request the supporting records.
- A page for your school
- Your school has its own lesson page showing its name, address and available instruments. Parents use that page to apply.
- The running of it
- Day-to-day lesson administration is managed by our team. Your school has a named contact for questions or issues that need attention.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- We need a room for teaching and an agreed slot within the school day. We work with you on a rotating timetable.
- One person to ask
- We ask for one main contact at school to coordinate access, confirm dates and let us know about changes.
Headteachers and music leads in County Durham can ask to review teacher check records and talk through the practical arrangements for their school.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in County Durham depends on that school and its funding, not on who asks first. Ask and we will tell you what is available at yours.
Prices chosen by the school
Each school chooses its lesson price. After teacher pay, programme operating costs and job-advertising costs, MML pays 50% of the remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month. See school prices and monthly payouts ↗.
Family lesson payments
Parents contract with My Music Lessons and pay us directly at the price their school chooses. See pricing and monthly payouts ↗.
IN MORE DETAIL
The service across County Durham
Explore the lesson formats, practical arrangements and next steps for a school partnership in your area.
- Which music lessons can County Durham schools ask about?
Schools can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele. Lessons take place during the school day, as one-to-one teaching, small groups or bands of up to five children. The instruments and format are agreed with the school.
For families looking for a music school in the area, the first step is to ask their child's primary school about its provision. A school can use the enquiry form below to discuss a partnership and find out what is available.
- In-school music service in County Durham
An in-school music service takes place on school premises, during the school day in term time. A school in County Durham provides a suitable room and agrees lesson slots with us; children attend their music lesson and then return to class.
The local pages for County Durham include Durham, Darlington and Hartlepool. They are part of the 8 towns listed here, with registers to help schools and families find the right school.
- School music lessons in County Durham
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in County Durham, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
Schools in County Durham can discuss one-to-one teaching, small groups and bands of up to five children. Lessons take place during the school day under the arrangements agreed with each school.
- A music partner for County Durham schools
A school partnership sets out what each team provides and how the service will run. Schools in County Durham can discuss teaching, absence cover, instruments, records and billing with us, alongside the room and timetable the school supplies.
This page links to 8 towns and cities in County Durham. Each town page has a school register to help you find the school you want to ask about.
FREE SCHOOL MUSIC TOOLS
A practical plan for your music week.
Organise the timetable, find out who wants to play and prepare your school’s next steps.
ONE CONVERSATION
Tell us about a school in County Durham
Name the school and we will find out what is possible there. That is the whole first step.
Start with your school
Tell us what you need.
Share the school name and the provision you have in mind. We will discuss existing lessons, room and timetable options, and how places could be funded. Availability is confirmed before a partnership is agreed.
What happens next
- Our team replies to the school email address you provide.
- We discuss a suitable room, lesson times and payment arrangements with your school.
- If the partnership is suitable, we agree the teaching plan and a start date together.