South East
Music lessons across Kent
One service, one agreement, run inside the school day.
Explore school music partnerships in Kent. The 10 town and city pages below include local school registers. Tell us about your school to discuss instruments, school-day lessons and funding options.
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
- 10
- Primary schools here
- 275
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
COUNTY BY TOWN
Towns and cities in Kent
- Maidstone46 primary schools
- Canterbury30 primary schools
- Dartford25 primary schools
- Gillingham30 primary schools
- Chatham22 primary schools
- Ashford46 primary schools
- Tunbridge Wells23 primary schools
- Margate8 primary schools
- Folkestone19 primary schools
- Sittingbourne26 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
Start with a town page to find the local school register. Schools across Kent, including Maidstone, Canterbury and Dartford, can enquire about provision. We discuss the room, timetable, instruments and teaching availability before agreeing a partnership.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Kent 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
- 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
- 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.
Schools across Kent can discuss lessons in Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. Equipment for lessons is provided at no cost to the school, with teaching availability confirmed on enquiry.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Kent 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 Kent
Explore the lesson formats, practical arrangements and next steps for a school partnership in your area.
- The music service for Kent
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 Kent can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
The local pages for Kent include Maidstone, Canterbury and Dartford. They are part of the 10 towns listed here, with registers to help schools and families find the right school.
- In-school music service in Kent
Lessons during the school day give families an option that does not require a separate evening journey. For a school in Kent, the first step is to discuss its pupils, available space and timetable so we can confirm what provision is possible.
A school in Kent provides a room and a rotating lesson slot. The school chooses the lesson price families pay. After teacher pay, programme operating costs and job-advertising costs, MML pays 50% of remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month. See school prices and monthly payouts ↗.
- School music lessons in Kent
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Kent, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
This page links to 10 towns and cities in Kent. Each town page has a school register to help you find the school you want to ask about.
- A music partner for Kent schools
Before a school in Kent agrees a partnership, we discuss the proposed provision and the practical questions behind it: staffing, teacher absence, safeguarding records and communication with families. The agreement sets out the responsibilities on both sides.
Schools in Kent can ask about Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. The instruments and lesson format are confirmed with each school as part of its agreement.
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 Kent
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.