Music development plan summary: Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Overview Detail
Information
Academic year that this summary covers
2025/26
Date this summary was published
December 2025
Date this summary will be reviewed
July 2026
Name of the school music lead
Mrs Danielle Maley
Name of school leadership team member with responsibility for music (if different)
Miss Rebecca Bond
Name of local music hub
Lancashire Music Hub
This is a summary of how our school delivers music education to all our pupils across three areas – curriculum music, co-curricular provision and musical experiences – and what changes we are planning in future years. This information is to help pupils and parents or carers understand what our school offers and who we work with to support our pupils’ music education.
Part A: Curriculum music This is about what we teach in lesson time, how much time is spent teaching music and any music qualifications or awards that pupils can achieve. At Bishop Martin CE Primary School, we have timetabled Music lessons in all year groups from Nursery to Year Six. We use the KAPOW Music scheme to support the planning and teaching of Music across the whole school, which is aligned by the National Curriculum for Music. Children complete four units in Music from Reception to Year Six, and three units in Nursery across each academic year. Music lessons are forty-five minutes and are taught by our class teachers, with TA support to support SEND children to support our inclusive approach within the lessons. At Bishop Martin we use KAPOW to support the planning and teaching of Music across the whole school, the children follow a progressive and consistent curriculum leaning about notation and how to play musical instruments, such as the glockenspiel and recorder. Additionally, children have the opportunity to sing in various assemblies and worships across the week and are given the opportunity to perform to parents throughout the academic year.
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