Guidelines for Schools

Here are some of the Fequently Asked Questions from schools who are interested in receiving Lambeth Music Services provision in school.
If you require further information, please contact us.

Please click here to access our Service Level Agreement 2007-8
also click to download Guidance for charging music tuition
and our Annual Report 2007

How does a school access Lambeth Music Service Tuition?
What will LMS be responsible for?
How much will it cost?

How long will it last?
Instrument Loan Service
What are the school’s responsibilities?

How does a school access Lambeth Music Service Tuition?
Contact LMS to discuss your requirements. We will then offer the work to one of our team of over 70 teachers, and put them in touch with the school. Only LMS-appointed music teachers qualify for the subsidy and can use the LMS’s stock of instruments. If no suitable LMS teacher is available, the LMS will endeavour to recruit a teacher.

What will LMS be responsible for?
• recruiting and interviewing teachers
• ensuring teachers are CRB checked
• teachers’ contracts and pay
• monitoring and quality assurance
• teachers’ professional development
• information and training on Health and Safety and Child Protection issues

How much will it cost?
LMS currently offers up to 4 hours subsidised provision per school per week for 10 weeks per term. Further tuition is available at the marginal hourly cost. Schools will be invoiced termly in arrears by Lambeth Council.
click here for our current rates

How long will it last?
Tuition is automatically renewed each term unless it is cancelled by either the LMS or the school with half a terms notice.

Instrument Loan Service
LMS has a limited stock of instruments for beginners to start on. These instruments are available on long term loan to schools. From 1st September 2007 a fee of £10 per instrument per term has been introduced to allow for repairs, new purchases and stock control.

What are the school’s responsibilities?
• Providing a suitable room for tuition, including any necessary equipment
• liaising with the visiting teacher on school policies and times for teaching
• Encouraging good attendance and practising
• Informing the teacher at least one week in advance of school trips, INSET days etc.
• Additional payments for concerts or other work should be negotiated in advance
• Schools should not attempt to engage LMS teachers directly without contacting the LMS first. Accepting work without LMS’s prior approval contravenes the terms of their contract.

For more information please check our Service Level Agreement