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Visiting music teachers for Barnet schools
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
If your Barnet school is reviewing its music offer, start with the lessons you want pupils to have. Our team will discuss the instruments, lesson formats and timetable, then explain the staffing and practical arrangements we can provide.
The Department for Education register records 14 primary schools in and around Barnet. The local listings include Danegrove 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
- 14
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Barnet
When planning a Christmas programme in Barnet, ask the teacher which drums parts suit the pupils taking part and how much rehearsal time they will need.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Barnet
The register provides a starting point for a school enquiry in Barnet. Name the school and outline the music provision you have in mind.
Every primary school in and around Barnet, from the Department for Education’s register - 14 of them.
- Watling Park Schoolopens Watling Park School’s own website
- Underhill Schoolopens Underhill School’s own website
- Danegrove Primary Schoolopens Danegrove Primary School’s own website
- Whitings Hill Primary Schoolopens Whitings Hill Primary School’s own website
- Cromer Road Primary Schoolopens Cromer Road Primary School’s own website
- St Catherine's RC Schoolopens St Catherine's RC School’s own website
- Livingstone Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Livingstone Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary Schoolopens Monken Hadley CofE Primary School’s own website
- Church Hill Schoolopens Church Hill School’s own website
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnetopens St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet’s own website
- Christ Church Primary Schoolopens Christ Church Primary School’s own website
- Trent CofE Primary Schoolopens Trent CofE Primary School’s own website
- Hadley Wood Primary Schoolopens Hadley Wood Primary School’s own website
- Foulds Schoolopens Foulds 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.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Barnet
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 Barnet
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Barnet 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.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Barnet 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
- We provide the instruments for lessons at no cost to the school. Children can try the drums without owning a kit at home.
- Checks and training
- Teachers complete safeguarding training and enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks before joining the teaching team. We keep the records available for schools to review.
- A page for your school
- We give parents a school-specific page with details of the lessons on offer and an application form.
- 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
- 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.
When enquiring for a school in Barnet, or nearby in Croydon, Bromley and Ealing, please confirm teaching availability with our team.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Barnet 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 Barnet
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 Barnet
Setting up music provision involves staffing, a timetable, instruments and communication with families. Schools in Barnet can discuss these arrangements with our team, including how we manage registers, practice notes and teacher absence.
A school in Barnet 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.
- In-school music service in Barnet
An in-school music service takes place on school premises, during the school day in term time. A school in Barnet provides a suitable room and agrees lesson slots with us; children attend their music lesson and then return to class.
For an enquiry about a school in Barnet, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- School music lessons in Barnet
Schools in Barnet can discuss one-to-one lessons, small groups and bands of up to five children. Teaching takes place during the school day, with a practice note sent home after each lesson to help families follow what their child is learning.
For a school in Barnet, 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.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Barnet
Peripatetic music teachers travel to schools to teach. A school in Barnet can discuss a regular teaching slot with us, along with the instruments, room requirements and arrangements for teacher absence.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Croydon, Bromley and Ealing. For an enquiry in Barnet, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Instrumental tuition in Barnet
Choosing an instrument is part of planning the lessons. For a school in Barnet, we discuss pupils' interests alongside the available teaching, instruments and lesson formats, then agree a programme with the school.
The instruments schools in Barnet can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- Music lessons for Barnet schools
A school in Barnet can start with the space and time it has available. We discuss the staffing, instruments and administration needed for the programme, including how families apply and whether places are funded by the school or paid for by families.
Barnet is in Greater London. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- School band and ensemble in Barnet
A school band or small ensemble brings up to five children together to play music. Schools in Barnet 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 register on this page lists 14 primary schools in Barnet. 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
Plan school-day lessons with us in Barnet
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.