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Bring music lessons into your Kettering school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
A partnership gives the school and our team a clear set of responsibilities. Schools in Kettering provide a suitable room and lesson slots; we discuss teaching, instruments, absence cover, records and billing as part of the agreement.
The Department for Education register records 39 primary schools in and around Kettering. The local listings include Barton Seagrave 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
- 39
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Kettering
If your Kettering school is planning a December performance, discuss the programme early and choose parts that allow beginners to take part at a suitable level.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Kettering
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Kettering
The school register for Kettering is provided for local reference. Contact us with the school name to discuss instruments, lesson formats and possible times.
Every primary school in and around Kettering, from the Department for Education’s register - 39 of them.
- Compass Primary Academyopens Compass Primary Academy’s own website
- Greenfields Primary School and Nurseryopens Greenfields Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Loatlands Primary Schoolopens Loatlands Primary School’s own website
- Millbrook Junior Schoolopens Millbrook Junior School’s own website
- Thrapston Primary Schoolopens Thrapston Primary School’s own website
- Meadowside Primary Schoolopens Meadowside Primary School’s own website
- Barton Seagrave Primary Schoolopens Barton Seagrave Primary School’s own website
- Brambleside Primary Schoolopens Brambleside Primary School’s own website
- Hayfield Cross CofE Schoolopens Hayfield Cross CofE School’s own website
- Grange Primary Academyopens Grange Primary Academy’s own website
- Rothwell Junior Schoolopens Rothwell Junior School’s own website
- Kettering Park Junior Academyopens Kettering Park Junior Academy’s own website
- Kettering Park Infant Academyopens Kettering Park Infant Academy’s own website
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolopens St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School’s own website
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Andrew's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St. Marys CofE Primary Schoolopens St. Marys CofE Primary School’s own website
- Havelock Infant Schoolopens Havelock Infant School’s own website
- Havelock Junior Schoolopens Havelock Junior School’s own website
- Hawthorn Community Primary Schoolopens Hawthorn Community Primary School’s own website
- Ringstead Church of England Primary Schoolopens Ringstead Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Rothwell Victoria Infant Schoolopens Rothwell Victoria Infant School’s own website
- Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary Schoolopens Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary Schoolopens Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Millbrook Infant Schoolopens Millbrook Infant School’s own website
- Mawsley Primary Schoolopens Mawsley Primary School’s own website
- St Edward's Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Edward's Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Woodford Church of England Primary Schoolopens Woodford Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Great Addington CofE Primary Schoolopens Great Addington CofE Primary School’s own website
- Rushton Primary Schoolopens Rushton Primary School’s own website
- Isham Church of England Primary School
- Geddington Church of England Primary Schoolopens Geddington Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Cranford CofE Primary Schoolopens Cranford CofE Primary School’s own website
- Broughton Primary Schoolopens Broughton Primary School’s own website
- Hall Meadow Primary Schoolopens Hall Meadow Primary School’s own website
- Loddington CofE (VA) Primary Schoolopens Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School’s own website
- Trinity Church of England Primary Schoolopens Trinity Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Titchmarsh Church of England Primary Schoolopens Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary Schoolopens Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School’s own website
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Thomas More 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.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Kettering
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.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Kettering 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 Kettering provide
You can request more teaching time as interest grows. Your existing arrangement continues while we review what can be added.
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
- Families apply through a dedicated page for your school, with the lesson information they need to get started.
- 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.
School leaders in Kettering 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 Kettering 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 Kettering
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 Kettering
A music service brings teaching, instruments, absence cover and administration into one school agreement. For a school in Kettering, we discuss the proposed lessons, records and billing together so staff know who is responsible for each part.
A school in Kettering 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 Kettering
Lessons during the school day give families an option that does not require a separate evening journey. For a school in Kettering, the first step is to discuss its pupils, available space and timetable so we can confirm what provision is possible.
For a school in Kettering, 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 music lessons in Kettering
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in Kettering can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
Kettering is in Northamptonshire. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Kettering
Peripatetic teaching allows a school to arrange specialist music lessons on its own premises. Schools in Kettering can ask about teacher availability, safeguarding checks, lesson records and how the programme would fit into the school week.
The 39 primary schools listed for Kettering are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Instrumental tuition in Kettering
Instrumental tuition gives children time to develop skills on an agreed instrument, with guidance on what to practise between lessons. Schools in Kettering 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 Northampton, Corby and Wellingborough. For an enquiry in Kettering, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Kettering schools
The school provides a suitable room and a rotating lesson slot. For an agreed programme in Kettering, we organise teaching, instruments, absence cover, records and billing, with responsibilities set out in the school agreement.
For an enquiry about a school in Kettering, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- School band and ensemble in Kettering
Ensemble lessons give children opportunities to follow a shared pulse, listen to other parts and contribute to a piece of music. For a school in Kettering, we discuss the instruments and group with staff before agreeing lessons for up to five children.
The instruments schools in Kettering 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
Share your plans for music at your Kettering school
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.