Music Statement of Intent

At St Leonard’s we recognise that music can be seen as a universal language and embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. We believe that a good music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a life-long love of music, equip the children with the skills to become confident performers, composers and listeners and increase their self-confidence, creativity and emotional wellbeing. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, which will allow them to compose and listen with discrimination to the best musical canon.

Useful Information

Below you will find a copy of our Music policy which will give you an idea of what we are aiming to achieve in Music at St. Leonard's. You will also find a copy of our long term curriculum map. In our school, we follow a two year rolling programme (as we have mixed age classes). This ensures that children have full coverage of the National Curriculum and do not repeat any topics/learning.

To ensure that throughout their time with us, children are building their skills ready for their next stage in learning we have produced a progression of skills. Take a look at the map to see what is expected of your child during each term.

Finally, I have added a link to the National Curriculum for KS1 and KS2. For Early Years music framework, please see the Development Matters document on the Early Years Curriculum page. 

If you have any Music related questions please do not hesitate to contact Ms Bryan who leads the subject in our school. 

Extra-curricular music at St. Leonard's

All of our KS2 pupils are given the opportunity to learn guitar or a brass instrument in addition to those learnt in class music lessons.  In order to encourage all of our pupils to learn an instrument, we are able to offer financial support for qualifying families through our Pupil Premium funding and grants from Staffordshire County Council. Please see the document below for further information or contact the school office. 

Music Priorities

This year in Music the key areas for development are:

• To ensure the subject leader has the knowledge, skills and understanding to be able to carry out the role effectively

• To identify any barriers for learning within music for pupils with SEND 

• To review the assessment of music to ensure that it’s robust and accurate

• To continue to raise the profile of music within school