Tyne and Wear · NE8
Instrument lessons for schools in Gateshead
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
School-day lessons can be planned around a regular slot in term time. For a school in Gateshead, we discuss the room, rotating timetable and instruments together, with the programme and availability confirmed before a partnership is agreed.
The Department for Education register records 37 primary schools in and around Gateshead. The local listings include Kells Lane 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
- 37
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Gateshead
For autumn performances in Tyne and Wear, keep rehearsal plans realistic. A beginner in Gateshead may need a shorter part, extra preparation or a different way to join in.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Gateshead 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.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Gateshead
The schools below are listed for reference, not as a list of existing partnerships. Tell us which Gateshead school you would like to discuss.
Every primary school in and around Gateshead, from the Department for Education’s register - 37 of them.
- Brighton Avenue Primary Schoolopens Brighton Avenue Primary School’s own website
- Glynwood Community Primary Schoolopens Glynwood Community Primary School’s own website
- Lingey House Primary Schoolopens Lingey House Primary School’s own website
- Harlow Green Community Primary Schoolopens Harlow Green Community Primary School’s own website
- Lobley Hill Primary Schoolopens Lobley Hill Primary School’s own website
- Dunston Hill Community Primary Schoolopens Dunston Hill Community Primary School’s own website
- Kells Lane Primary Schoolopens Kells Lane Primary School’s own website
- Larkspur Community Primary Schoolopens Larkspur Community Primary School’s own website
- Carr Hill Community Primary Schoolopens Carr Hill Community Primary School’s own website
- Fell Dyke Community Primary Schoolopens Fell Dyke Community Primary School’s own website
- Falla Park Community Primary School
- South Street Community Primary Schoolopens South Street Community Primary School’s own website
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Aidan's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- The Drive Community Primary Schoolopens The Drive Community Primary School’s own website
- Brandling Primary Schoolopens Brandling Primary School’s own website
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary Schoolopens Kelvin Grove Community Primary School’s own website
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekentonopens St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton’s own website
- Roman Road Primary Schoolopens Roman Road Primary School’s own website
- Bede Community Primary Schoolopens Bede Community Primary School’s own website
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gatesheadopens St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead’s own website
- Wardley Primary Schoolopens Wardley Primary School’s own website
- Caedmon Community Primary Schoolopens Caedmon Community Primary School’s own website
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gatesheadopens St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead’s own website
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gatesheadopens St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead’s own website
- St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunstonopens St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston’s own website
- Riverside Primary Academyopens Riverside Primary Academy’s own website
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Greenopens St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green’s own website
- Windy Nook Primary Schoolopens Windy Nook Primary School’s own website
- White Mere Community Primary Schoolopens White Mere Community Primary School’s own website
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelawopens St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw’s own website
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gatesheadopens Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead’s own website
- Kibblesworth Academyopens Kibblesworth Academy’s own website
- Springwell Village Primary Schoolopens Springwell Village Primary School’s own website
- Bill Quay Primary Schoolopens Bill Quay Primary School’s own website
- Oakfield Junior Schoolopens Oakfield Junior School’s own website
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fellopens St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell’s own website
- Oakfield Infant Schoolopens Oakfield 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 Gateshead
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Gateshead
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.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Gateshead 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
- 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
- Our team handles attendance records, billing and family enquiries, including requests to change lessons.
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.
When enquiring for a school in Gateshead, or nearby in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and South Shields, 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 Gateshead 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 Gateshead
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 Gateshead
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 Gateshead can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
The instruments schools in Gateshead can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- In-school music service in Gateshead
Schools in Gateshead 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.
A school in Gateshead 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.
- School music lessons in Gateshead
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Gateshead, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
For a school in Gateshead, 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 Gateshead
Peripatetic teaching allows a school to arrange specialist music lessons on its own premises. Schools in Gateshead can ask about teacher availability, safeguarding checks, lesson records and how the programme would fit into the school week.
Gateshead is in Tyne and Wear. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Instrumental tuition in Gateshead
Tuition includes practical teaching, feedback and a note home explaining what to practise. Schools in Gateshead can ask how the teaching is organised for individual pupils and small groups, and how lesson records help families follow their progress.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and South Shields. For an enquiry in Gateshead, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Gateshead schools
The school provides a suitable room and a rotating lesson slot. For an agreed programme in Gateshead, we organise teaching, instruments, absence cover, records and billing, with responsibilities set out in the school agreement.
The 37 primary schools listed for Gateshead are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- School band and ensemble in Gateshead
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Gateshead can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
The register on this page lists 37 primary schools in Gateshead. 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
Explore music provision for your Gateshead 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.