Music Development Plan

1 – Overall objective

The overall objective for music provision in your school.

2 – Key components

List the key components that will make up the music provision in your school. The list below is an example and should be adapted for your school.

Music curriculum, including use of music technology – EYFS, KS1, KS2, SEND
Classroom instrumental teaching
Progression from classroom instrumental teaching

Visiting music teachers

Links with external music organisations

Pupil Premium student engagement

Succession planning and CPD

Choir/ensemble

Whole school singing assemblies

Performance opportunities

School orchestra

Musical engagement with feeder secondary schools

Additional funding from hub/charities/fundraising

3 – Classroom instrumental teaching

Include details of the school’s offer for each year group. How will students progress? Who will teach this? How will instruments be funded? How will lessons be inclusive? Where to next?

4 – Implementation of key components

Consider how the key components listed above will be implemented (excluding classroom instrumental teaching).

For example, include a timetable of music across the school; attach documentation and assessment materials; write or insert a detailed description of the curriculum from EYFS-Year 6; include detail of music assemblies and a programme of performances; insert information about the school’s song bank.

5 – Communication activities

Write a communication plan, including information about how you’ll keep parents updated via the school website; how a leaflet might be produced to inform parents about the whole school music offering; how social media might be used. Click for an example from Lakeside Primary.

6 – Evaluation process for the success of the Music Development Plan

Decide how you are going to track whether the plan is working. Include timeframes for progress meetings.

7 – Transition work with local secondary schools

Consider what you will do to maintain musical engagement from Year 6 to Year 7, including any communication you will make with local secondary schools.

8 – Budget materials and staffing

Include details of budget for curriculum music staff, classroom instrumental teaching, enrichment activities, instruments and resources, and subscriptions. Consider how PPA time might be used. Plan CPD.

9 – Pupil Premium and SEND provision

What are you doing to specifically engage Pupil Premium students or those with special educational needs and/or disabilities in music?

10 – Summary Action Plan

Write a list of immediate actions – make them SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound).