Session 1: Leading Music in your school

In this session we look at the responsibilities of a music subject leader, including how to motivate, inspire and support staff to teach music with confidence, how to manage an extra-curricular programme, how to prepare for a deep dive, and how to create a music development plan.

Session 2: Planning & Assessing Music in your school

In this session we look at how to create pedagogically-sound schemes of work and lesson plans, the resources and software available to help deliver the national curriculum for music, and a range of assessment strategies.

Session 3: Delivering music in your school

In this session we look at activity and resource ideas to help you deliver performing, listening, composing and improvising activities in the classroom, including adaptive teaching strategies.

Zoom Dates for Academic Year 2024-2025

Summer Term Cohort 2025:
Thursday 8th May 2025 12.30pm-3pm
Thursday 5th June 2025 12.30pm-3pm
Thursday 10th July 2025 12.30pm-3pm

Participant Feedback

“I thoroughly enjoyed this course and feel that my personal musical development has deepened through completing this course.”

“The discussions had and the learning I have taken from all three sessions have been invaluable. They have given me confidence in many areas of my teaching and shown that I am leading the subject well throughout the school. It has altered my way of thinking about some aspects of the curriculum and how to implement this in the classroom which has prompted many positive changes.”

“As a new Primary Music Leader, I found this course incredibly helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed all the topics that were covered and the opportunities to talk to other teachers was invaluable.”

“I am confident that the Primary Music Leadership course has had (and will continue to have!) a significant impact on planning, teaching and assessing music in our school. As a music lead, I feel more confident in my abilities to support staff and how to lead music effectively.”

“This course has provided me with ideas on how to support my colleagues in their music teaching and their confidence to teach it well. It was invaluable having the opportunity to talk to other music leads, and gain insight into their thoughts, ideas and ways they do things at their schools. I feel that I have developed as a Music leader and have a better understanding of how to lead music effectively in my school.”

“The Primary Music Leadership Certificate Course has given me the confidence to be able to take the next big step towards improved music provision at our school and has also taught me to believe in myself as a leader a little more! I would like to say a huge thank you to Liz for such a fantastic, informative course. Learning from someone so experienced in the area was a real privilege. Thank you very much!”

“Above all, the course has given me confidence. My knowledge of and understanding of the Primary Music Curriculum has improved and I would hope and intend that it continues to do so. The course has enabled me to have a deeper understanding of the issues involved in Primary Music and consider how I will tackle these at the start of my journey as a Music Leader.”

“Over the past few months, I have learnt, experienced and developed a great deal of my understanding of good practice of teaching music in the classroom in ways which I would not have done so without this course.”

“The course was filled with not only lots of amazing ideas and many practical suggestions of how to implement the music curriculum within school but also great advice on how to help colleagues plan and assess.”