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Explore music provision for Hastings schools
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Singing and instrumental lessons can form part of a school's weekly music offer. Schools in Hastings can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele with us, including the lesson format, available teaching and arrangements for absence cover.
The Department for Education register records 11 primary schools in and around Hastings. The local listings include Ark Blacklands Primary Academy. 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
- 11
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Hastings
If your Hastings school is planning a December performance, discuss the programme early and choose parts that allow beginners to take part at a suitable level.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Hastings
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 Hastings
Browse the school details for Hastings below. Our team can discuss a proposed programme once we know the school name and location.
Every primary school in and around Hastings, from the Department for Education’s register - 11 of them.
- Ark Castledown Primary Academyopens Ark Castledown Primary Academy’s own website
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academyopens Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy’s own website
- Sandown Primary School and Nurseryopens Sandown Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academyopens Ark Blacklands Primary Academy’s own website
- Ore Village Primary Academyopens Ore Village Primary Academy’s own website
- Mulberry Baird Primaryopens Mulberry Baird Primary’s own website
- All Saints CofE Junior Academyopens All Saints CofE Junior Academy’s own website
- Dudley Infant Academyopens Dudley Infant Academy’s own website
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary Schoolopens Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Westfield Schoolopens Westfield School’s own website
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary Schoolopens Sacred Heart Catholic 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 Hastings 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.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Hastings
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 Hastings 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
- Provide a suitable room and agree a rotating lesson time with us to help children avoid repeatedly missing the same subject.
- 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 Hastings 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 Hastings 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 Hastings
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 Hastings
Setting up music provision involves staffing, a timetable, instruments and communication with families. Schools in Hastings can discuss these arrangements with our team, including how we manage registers, practice notes and teacher absence.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Brighton, Hove and Eastbourne. For an enquiry in Hastings, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- In-school music service in Hastings
Schools in Hastings 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.
The instruments schools in Hastings can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- School music lessons in Hastings
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Hastings, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
A school in Hastings 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.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Hastings
Peripatetic music teachers travel to schools to teach. A school in Hastings can discuss a regular teaching slot with us, along with the instruments, room requirements and arrangements for teacher absence.
For a school in Hastings, 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.
- Instrumental tuition in Hastings
Instrumental tuition gives children time to develop skills on an agreed instrument, with guidance on what to practise between lessons. Schools in Hastings can discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele, subject to the provision agreed for their school.
Hastings is in East Sussex. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Music lessons for Hastings schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Hastings can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
For an enquiry about a school in Hastings, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- School band and ensemble in Hastings
A school band or small ensemble brings up to five children together to play music. Schools in Hastings 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 11 primary schools listed for Hastings are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
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
Contact us about school music in Hastings
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.