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Discuss music lessons at your Christchurch school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
A school music agreement needs to cover teacher absence as well as the weekly lesson. Schools in Christchurch can ask how we organise staffing, instruments and cover for their proposed programme before deciding whether to proceed.
The Department for Education register records 12 primary schools in and around Christchurch. The local listings include Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. Browse the register below and name the school when asking about provision.
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.
- Primary schools here
- 12
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Christchurch
If your Christchurch school is planning a December performance, discuss the programme early and choose parts that allow beginners to take part at a suitable level.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Christchurch
Browse the school details for Christchurch below. Our team can discuss a proposed programme once we know the school name and location.
Every primary school in and around Christchurch, from the Department for Education’s register - 12 of them.
- Christchurch Junior Schoolopens Christchurch Junior School’s own website
- Bransgore Church of England Primary Schoolopens Bransgore Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary Schoolopens Highcliffe St Mark Primary School’s own website
- Somerford Primary Schoolopens Somerford Primary School’s own website
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurchopens St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch’s own website
- Sopley Primary Schoolopens Sopley Primary School’s own website
- Mudeford Junior Schoolopens Mudeford Junior School’s own website
- Burton Church of England Primary Schoolopens Burton Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Twynham Primary Schoolopens Twynham Primary School’s own website
- Mudeford Community Infants' Schoolopens Mudeford Community Infants' School’s own website
- Christchurch Infant Schoolopens Christchurch Infant School’s own website
- The Priory Church of England Primary Schoolopens The Priory Church of England Primary School’s own website
Name your school to discuss instruments, a suitable room, lesson times and funding. We confirm availability before agreeing a programme.
School names are from the Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools register, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Christchurch schools
Discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele with us. The instruments, lesson format and availability are agreed with each school.
Piano
Guitar
Drums
Singing
Ukulele
Lessons can be one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five. We discuss the right format for the children taking part and the school’s programme.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Christchurch
One conversation
Tell us about your school, existing music provision and what you would like to offer. We discuss suitable options and current availability.
A room and a slot
We agree a suitable teaching space and lesson times with your school. A rotating timetable can help share missed class time across subjects.
Teaching and absence cover
We organise teachers and absence cover. Teaching can be one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five, following the programme agreed with your school.
The records come back to you
We maintain registers, practice notes and safeguarding records for your team. Where families pay for places, we handle their lesson billing directly.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Christchurch
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Christchurch provide
Schools can ask to expand their music provision. We assess requests for more time while keeping the agreed lessons in place.
Ours to provide
- The instruments
- Instruments are supplied at no cost to the school, so you can introduce lessons without buying equipment first.
- Checks and training
- Before teaching begins, we complete enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks and safeguarding training. Evidence is available on request.
- 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
- Our team handles attendance records, billing and family enquiries, including requests to change lessons.
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
- Choose a school contact who can help with practical questions about rooms, dates and timetable changes.
School leaders in Christchurch can request teacher check records and discuss how the partnership would work before making a decision.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Christchurch 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
More about the service in Christchurch
Practical answers for school leaders and music leads: what the service includes, how lessons fit into school life and how to discuss provision.
- The music service for Christchurch
Our service includes the teaching and the work around it: arranging teachers and instruments, keeping lesson records, managing billing and organising absence cover. A school in Christchurch can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
For a school in Christchurch, lessons can be arranged one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five during the school day. The format is agreed with the school.
- In-school music service in Christchurch
Schools in Christchurch can discuss a programme that fits their existing timetable. We agree the room, lesson times and how the slots rotate with the school, then organise teaching and instruments for the agreed provision.
A school in Christchurch supplies a room and a rotating lesson slot. Each school chooses its lesson price. Parents contract with and pay My Music Lessons directly. After teacher pay, programme operating and job-advertising costs, we pay 50% of the remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month.
- School music lessons in Christchurch
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Christchurch, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
The instruments schools in Christchurch can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Christchurch
A visiting music teacher works within the school timetable. For a school in Christchurch, we agree the teaching arrangements as part of the service and organise absence cover; staff can ask how missed lessons are handled before signing an agreement.
Christchurch is in Dorset. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Instrumental tuition in Christchurch
Instrumental tuition gives children time to develop skills on an agreed instrument, with guidance on what to practise between lessons. Schools in Christchurch can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele, subject to the provision agreed for their school.
The 12 primary schools listed for Christchurch are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Music lessons for Christchurch schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Christchurch can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth. For an enquiry in Christchurch, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- School band and ensemble in Christchurch
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Christchurch can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
The register on this page lists 12 primary schools in Christchurch. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
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
Discuss a music partnership in Christchurch
Tell us the school name and what you would like to offer. We will discuss the options, funding arrangements and current availability.
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.