Please read the information below carefully and complete this form to confirm your child wishes to be allocated peripatetic instrumental lessons during the course of the academic year 2026-27 at Outwood Academy City.
Learning a musical instrument can be one of life’s greatest joys, especially when one can perform and make music with others in choral and instrumental ensembles, as is encouraged at Outwood Academy City.
Lessons are open to students at all levels including complete beginners. Music lessons are an excellent way for students to develop their skills and understanding of music, as well as giving them the potential for a lifelong passion and opportunity for social development.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to providing opportunities for students to experience the learning of a musical instrument. Instrumental tuition is available at Outwood Academy City for all students.
The following instrument tuition is currently offered:
-Piano and Keyboard
-Guitar – Acoustic, Electric and Bass are all covered
-Drum Kit
We are also seeking teachers for other instruments and are particularly hoping to make lessons available in the following:
Woodwind – Flute, Clarinet and Saxophone
Strings – Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass
Please note that the availability for some instruments is currently limited due to demand and so by stating your wish to take up this instrument on the reply slip, we can look to securing a teacher.
Please ensure you read and agree to the following details before completing the form.
Music Tuition Request
In order to plan music tuition for the coming year, we ask you to complete and return the form attached to this letter. Once a signed Music Tuition Agreement (attached) has been received this will remain in force until your child leaves Outwood Academy City or until the required notice in writing has been given, whichever occurs soonest. Please note that it can prove less straightforward to arrange lessons starting during the course of the school year. Although every effort will be made to arrange lessons requested after the start of the school year, spaces may not always be available, and a waiting list will be created if necessary.
Cost of Lessons
The cost of instrumental lessons from September 2026 will be £9 per individual 20 minute lesson.
Please read the terms and conditions surrounding payment carefully:
You will be invoiced by the academy for each term’s lessons,
to be paid termly in advance through IPAY, please email
finance@city.outwood.com for any payment queries. Lessons missed due to the student’s absence from school (due to illness, for example) are not eligible for refund as the teacher will still be giving their time for your child’s lesson. While every attempt is made by the instrumental tutor to rearrange lessons which will otherwise be missed because of the teacher’s absence, school examinations, or attendance on a school trip, if an alternative solution cannot be found the lesson will
not be charged to parents and will be given as credit on next terms charge. You will be informed of payment requirements when your child is allocated a lesson place.
Please be aware any outstanding music tuition fees from previous years must be cleared before starting lessons in September.
Students taking Music as an option subject in Y10 and 11 may learn one instrument free of charge. If, however, your child does not attend these lessons repeatedly with no good reason, e.g. misses more than two in a row without informing their tutor and music teacher, the academy will invoice parents/carers for the missed lessons, as the teacher will be paid regardless of student attendance.
Exemptions
Students registered for free school meals are exempt from Music Tuition fees. Please note that free school meals registration is necessary. To qualify for this exemption the child's parents (or carers) must meet the criteria set out in ‘A guide on how to obtain Free Schools Meals’ which is available online or from the academy.
If, however, your child does not attend these lessons repeatedly with no good reason, e.g. misses more than two in a row without informing their tutor and Ms Lee, the academy will invoice parents/carers for these missed lessons, as the teacher will be paid regardless of student attendance. Please support your child’s attendance at these lessons. If an improvement is not seen in their attendance then their place will be given to another student in the next half term.
Having reviewed the terms in this Music Tuition Agreement, if you would like your child to have music lessons, please complete the following online form.
By completing this form, you consent for your information and request to be passed on to our relevant instrumental teacher and for them to contact you to set up the lessons for your child. They will be your point of contact for the instrumental lessons and will keep you informed of lesson timetabling and your child's progress. If you have any questions you may also contact the Head of Performing Arts - o.lee@city.outwood.com
