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Plan music provision for your Poole school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Music lessons come with registers, practice notes and communication with families. Schools in Poole can discuss how we manage those tasks alongside teaching, instruments and billing, with responsibilities set out in the partnership agreement.
The Department for Education register records 27 primary schools in and around Poole. The local listings include Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior 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
- 27
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Poole
When planning a Christmas programme in Poole, ask the teacher which singing parts suit the pupils taking part and how much rehearsal time they will need.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Poole 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 Poole
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.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Poole
The register provides a starting point for a school enquiry in Poole. Name the school and outline the music provision you have in mind.
Every primary school in and around Poole, from the Department for Education’s register - 27 of them.
- Oakdale Junior Schoolopens Oakdale Junior School’s own website
- Manorside Academyopens Manorside Academy’s own website
- Heatherlands Primary Schoolopens Heatherlands Primary School’s own website
- Hamworthy Park Junior Schoolopens Hamworthy Park Junior School’s own website
- Upton Junior Schoolopens Upton Junior School’s own website
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Pooleopens St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole’s own website
- Talbot Primary Schoolopens Talbot Primary School’s own website
- Canford Heath Junior Schoolopens Canford Heath Junior School’s own website
- Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary Schoolopens Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Longfleet Church of England Primary Schoolopens Longfleet Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Courthill Infant Schoolopens Courthill Infant School’s own website
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior Schoolopens Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School’s own website
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Pooleopens St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole’s own website
- Lytchett Matravers Primary Schoolopens Lytchett Matravers Primary School’s own website
- Canford Heath Infant Schoolopens Canford Heath Infant School’s own website
- Bayside Academyopens Bayside Academy’s own website
- Hillbourne Primary Schoolopens Hillbourne Primary School’s own website
- Old Town Infant School and Nurseryopens Old Town Infant School and Nursery’s own website
- Livingstone Road Junior Schoolopens Livingstone Road Junior School’s own website
- Ocean Academy Pooleopens Ocean Academy Poole’s own website
- Haymoor Junior Schoolopens Haymoor Junior School’s own website
- Livingstone Road Infant Schoolopens Livingstone Road Infant School’s own website
- Stanley Green Infant Academyopens Stanley Green Infant Academy’s own website
- Upton Infant Schoolopens Upton Infant School’s own website
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Ad Astra Infant Schoolopens Ad Astra Infant School’s own website
- Lilliput Church of England Infant Schoolopens Lilliput Church of England Infant 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.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Poole
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 Poole 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
- 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
- Families apply through a dedicated page for your school, with the lesson information they need to get started.
- The running of it
- We manage registers, practice notes, invoices and messages to families. Parents can contact us directly with lesson questions.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- Your school provides a teaching room and time for lessons during term. We agree the timetable together and organise the lesson administration.
- One person to ask
- We ask for one main contact at school to coordinate access, confirm dates and let us know about changes.
School leaders in Poole 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 Poole 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 Poole
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 Poole
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 Poole can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
The 27 primary schools listed for Poole are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- In-school music service in Poole
An in-school music service takes place on school premises, during the school day in term time. A school in Poole provides a suitable room and agrees lesson slots with us; children attend their music lesson and then return to class.
Poole is in Dorset. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- School music lessons in Poole
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in Poole can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
For an enquiry about a school in Poole, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Poole
Peripatetic music teachers travel to schools to teach. A school in Poole can discuss a regular teaching slot with us, along with the instruments, room requirements and arrangements for teacher absence.
The register on this page lists 27 primary schools in Poole. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- Instrumental tuition in Poole
Instrumental tuition gives children time to develop skills on an agreed instrument, with guidance on what to practise between lessons. Schools in Poole can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele, subject to the provision agreed for their school.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Bournemouth, Weymouth and Dorchester. For an enquiry in Poole, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Poole schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Poole can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
For a school in Poole, 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.
- School band and ensemble in Poole
A school band or small ensemble brings up to five children together to play music. Schools in Poole can discuss a group that fits their pupils and instruments, with teaching during the school day and time to practise listening and playing together.
The instruments schools in Poole can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
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 Poole
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.