Tyne and Wear · NE33
Plan music provision for your South Shields school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Teaching during the school day gives pupils a way to attend music lessons without a separate evening journey. A school in South Shields can discuss which instruments and lesson formats fit its plans, and ask what provision is currently possible.
The Department for Education register records 21 primary schools in and around South Shields. The local listings include Harton 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
- 21
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in South Shields
When planning a Christmas programme in South Shields, ask the teacher which piano parts suit the pupils taking part and how much rehearsal time they will need.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in South Shields
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 South Shields
These listings help schools and their staff find the relevant local records. For a partnership enquiry in South Shields, include the school name and your role.
Every primary school in and around South Shields, from the Department for Education’s register - 21 of them.
- Sea View Primary Schoolopens Sea View Primary School’s own website
- Ridgeway Primary Academyopens Ridgeway Primary Academy’s own website
- Ashley Academyopens Ashley Academy’s own website
- Harton Primary Schoolopens Harton Primary School’s own website
- Westoe Crown Primary Schoolopens Westoe Crown Primary School’s own website
- Mortimer Primary Schoolopens Mortimer Primary School’s own website
- Biddick Hall Junior Schoolopens Biddick Hall Junior School’s own website
- Laygate Community Schoolopens Laygate Community School’s own website
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
- Biddick Hall Infants' Schoolopens Biddick Hall Infants' School’s own website
- Marine Park Primary Schoolopens Marine Park Primary School’s own website
- Monkton Infants' Schoolopens Monkton Infants' School’s own website
- Forest View Primaryopens Forest View Primary’s own website
- Stanhope Primary Schoolopens Stanhope Primary School’s own website
- Lord Blyton Primary Schoolopens Lord Blyton Primary School’s own website
- Monkton Academyopens Monkton Academy’s own website
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shieldsopens St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields’s own website
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shieldsopens SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields’s own website
- Hadrian Primary Schoolopens Hadrian Primary School’s own website
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shieldsopens St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields’s own website
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shieldsopens St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields’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 South Shields 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 South Shields
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 South Shields 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
- Before teaching begins, we complete enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks and safeguarding training. Evidence is available on request.
- 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
- We need a room for teaching and an agreed slot within the school day. We work with you on a rotating timetable.
- One person to ask
- We ask for one main contact at school to coordinate access, confirm dates and let us know about changes.
For a school in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, the next step is to discuss the space, timetable and teaching options that would suit its pupils.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in South Shields 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 South Shields
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 South Shields
A music service brings teaching, instruments, absence cover and administration into one school agreement. For a school in South Shields, we discuss the proposed lessons, records and billing together so staff know who is responsible for each part.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Gateshead. For an enquiry in South Shields, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- In-school music service in South Shields
An in-school music service takes place on school premises, during the school day in term time. A school in South Shields provides a suitable room and agrees lesson slots with us; children attend their music lesson and then return to class.
For a school in South Shields, 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 South Shields
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in South Shields can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
The register on this page lists 21 primary schools in South Shields. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- Peripatetic music teachers in South Shields
Peripatetic music teachers travel to schools to teach. A school in South Shields can discuss a regular teaching slot with us, along with the instruments, room requirements and arrangements for teacher absence.
A school in South Shields 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.
- Instrumental tuition in South Shields
Choosing an instrument is part of planning the lessons. For a school in South Shields, we discuss pupils' interests alongside the available teaching, instruments and lesson formats, then agree a programme with the school.
The 21 primary schools listed for South Shields are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Music lessons for South Shields schools
A school in South Shields 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.
For an enquiry about a school in South Shields, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- School band and ensemble in South Shields
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 South Shields, we discuss the instruments and group with staff before agreeing lessons for up to five children.
South Shields is in Tyne and Wear. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
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 South Shields 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.