Teaching with Sing Education

Sing Education offers music graduates employment with training and teaching resources, enabling children to encounter the transformative power of music within primary schools.
New classroom music teacher. Revised curricular approach. First music programme. Whatever the specific requirements, all our primary schools share one thing in common…
Our teaching uses an “I sing”, “You sing” approach which allows children to use their singing voices as a primary instrument to access all areas of music.
Drawing on the Kodály approach, using singing games, percussion and multi-sensory learning, our lessons enable good musical progression.
A high-quality and accessible music education benefits primary schools by raising children’s attainment, enhancing expression and boosting language skills.
Our music provision is uniquely developed in partnership with each individual school, with bespoke timetabling, ongoing training and full management.
Curricular lessons are high-energy and engaging, with singing at the core to encourage learners to enjoy the exploration, passion and understanding of music.
Our Progression Map is constantly available to teachers, Ofsted and schools for reviewing the purpose, content and direction of every lesson we conduct.
Extracurricular music unites the whole school community through active music-making, whilst providing children with a framework for musical progression.
Find out how clubs and choirs transform lunchtime and afterschool music provision
Vocal and instrumental lessons are valuable in any primary setting as they have a positive impact on children’s confidence, wellbeing and cognitive development.
Workshop performances allow children to share their passion for music with the wider school community and develop their skills mastery and learning progression.
Benefit from high-quality, stress-free music provision and upskill your class teachers through exposure to best-practice lessons by well-trained music teachers.

Sing Education’s Vision and Values

Our values help us to source and train our team to deliver high quality music education, through inspiring a passion for music and constantly honing our craft.

Step Inside The Classroom

As a teacher, you’ll be trained to deliver music lessons, inspiring a love of music for children through active music making and multi-sensory activities.

Miss – what are we learning today?

Singing-led games, Kodaly method and active music making – our winning formula

Classroom Teaching – A Day In The Life

Our schemes of work and long-term school placements provide day to day consistency, but how students respond to a new song makes everyday an adventure!

Our Bespoke Curriculum – Lessons and Resources

Sing Education have our own high-quality curricular resources providing teachers with lesson planning for every single lesson across the full years’ curriculum

Cover, The Long And Short Of It

Cover music teachers help schools manage day-to-day provision and curricular teacher absences

Join the Team

If you are a music graduate and have a passion for teaching, please apply to join our diverse, specialised team of music teachers here at Sing Education!
We have developed an inclusive learning and teaching model such as short activities and fixed transition times, which allows all children to experience music.
Services we provide to support SEND teaching and learning vary from team training sessions with SENDCo’s, specialised support in class and training for staff.

Teach with Sing Education

Interested in joining our team of music specialists? Here are the answers to the questions we get asked most about applying for our music teacher roles.
Pupil wellbeing is high on everybody’s agenda, not least during the coronavirus pandemic. But what is wellbeing? And how can we improve it? We explore the role that schools, teachers, and parents can take in improving pupil wellbeing, and we even have a free wellbeing activity game for you to download at the end.

The Sing Education guide to sourcing an instrument for your child

NPME – New Guidance for Delivering Child-Centred Music Education in the UK

In 2011, the DfE debuted its National Plan for Music Education. 11 years on, the guidance gets refreshed. Learn how.

Changing Schools, Changing Lives with Primary School Music Education

Music as a foundation subject requires specialist resources. Transform your primary music programme to meet new NPME guidance.

Music Development Plans – New Vision for Primary Music

Learn how to articulate your school’s plan for delivering high-quality music education and supporting pupil progression.

Music Education Beyond the Classroom

Extracurricular music increases academic aspiration. It also safeguards our heritage and provides valuable life experience that should be open to all. Learn how.

Excellent Music Teaching Requires Excellent Music Training

Great music teachers don’t grow on trees – neither do great music teaching skills. Learn how teachers can excel at music education.

Hubs And Spokes | Cover and Instrumental Teaching – Find Your Musical Groove

Working musicians value flexibility, independence. Working musicians specialising in cover or instrumental tuition for Sing Education get that PLUS plus training, resources, support and consistent placements.

Hubs And Spokes | Small Group Tuition, Big Pupil Impact

Let the Music Play – Co-Curricular & Instrumental Music Shines Music changes lives. Co-curricular music like clubs, choirs and instrumental tuition add texture and dimension to the core curriculum. See how Sing Education’s offerings, teachers and leadership shine.

Hubs And Spokes | Reborn! The Case for Great Music

St. George’s wanted to serve its pupils, parents and community better. Learn why the headteacher chose music as the heart of its rebirth.

Inventing, Experimenting, Growing – Musical Creativity Meets Productivity

If you’re not yet familiar with Sing Education, we hope this introduction to our full service music provision, music specialist staff, planning and curriculum resources, as well as our senior leadership team, will encourage you to dive deeper with us.

Co-Curricular Music is Bursting Out All Over

Nativity plays, instrumental concerts, singing assemblies and carolling – join Sing Education as we explore extracurricular music this December.

Primary school music teachers – keep pipeline of music specialists flowing

Primary school music teachers spark our love for piano and singing. They also teach skills to last a lifetime – language, motor skills, emotional intelligence and collaboration. We need more of them.

National Music Hubs – Collaboration Key to Music Education

A new day is dawning in music education. From September 2024, there will be 43 Hub Lead Organisations (HLOs) replacing the existing 116 local Music Hubs. The key to making the new structure work? Strong schools’ leadership, parental engagement, and organisational collaboration.

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