Through music, we enable students to strive and to excel; we provide an exciting, ambitious and knowledge-rich curriculum that equips all students with the skills, knowledge and exceptional outcomes they need to make a success of their lives in education, training, employment and personal wellbeing. The music curriculum is designed to ensure that:

• We foster a love of music in our students, which inspires and engages them to create, listen and perform.
• Our students are able to use music as a tool to learn about themselves and others, through different cultures, traditions and experiences.
• Our students understand and develop the discipline, resilience and independent learning skills required to learn a musical instrument.
• We reinforce the co-operative values and use these as a benchmark to set the highest standards and expectations of our students.
• We ensure our students achieve exceptional outcomes regardless of age, gender, ability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or economic circumstances.

• Expert subject and pedagogical knowledge that delivers an exploration of core and gateway concepts, using methods of delivery that are rooted in the science behind the acquisition of knowledge, including first class guided, deliberate and independent practice. 
• Skillful checking for understanding through effective questioning, including ‘pitstops’, that is designed to anticipate errors and tackle misconceptions head on.
• Reinforcement of knowledge that deepens understanding and promotes the transition from novice to expert learners, with fluent comprehension and application of specialist vocabulary. The transition is supported by research based strategies of rehearsal including retrieval practice and elaboration. 

• The subject intent is delivered in Music through high quality planning that has clear end points focussed on the core knowledge required at each stage of the learning journey and is skillfully sequenced to address gaps and secure strong progress.
• Students enjoy music lessons: KS4 uptake is increasing year-on-year; instrumental lessons are popular and after-school clubs are well-attended.
• KS4 outcomes for Music are consistently strong and reflect the positive feedback received from peer reviews, observations and QA of students’ work.
• There is a consistently lively engagement with the work and students are proud to showcase their achievements.
• Students are effective team members, who are comfortable working outside of friendship groups and perceive this as ‘the norm’. They work with respect, consideration, patience and understanding of others. They are good listeners and respectful audiences, who can respond to the work of others with insight, understanding and constructive criticism.