Email music@westsussexmusic.co.uk to book or discuss your schools requirements with our Primary Curriculum Manager Jane Swindells.
Inspire, empower and develop your teaching team through high-quality music CPD.
Our practical, engaging and highly accessible training sessions are designed to build teacher confidence, strengthen curriculum delivery and ensure every member of staff feels equipped to deliver outstanding music lessons. Whether your team is new to teaching music or looking to enhance existing practice, our CPD provides immediate, classroom-ready strategies that can be used straight away.
As part of our commitment to supporting schools, the first hour of CPD each academic year is completely free, with additional training available for just £49 per hour.
Explore our range of popular CPD topics below. We look forward to working with your team and helping music thrive across your school.
Composing and Improvising Made Easy
Many teachers find composing and improvising the most challenging aspects of the National Curriculum. This practical session removes the mystery and builds confidence through a simple, effective four-step approach that can be applied across any music curriculum. Teachers will leave with a toolkit of strategies that make composing accessible, enjoyable and inclusive for every pupil.
Understanding and Using the Interrelated Dimensions of Music
The Interrelated Dimensions of Music are at the heart of the National Curriculum and underpin effective music teaching. Yet many teachers are unsure how to use them with confidence. In this interactive session, we explore these concepts through shared musical experiences, providing a clear and practical framework that supports high-quality teaching and deepens pupils’ understanding of music.
Using Notation with Confidence
Just as writing enables us to capture stories and ideas, notation allows us to record and share musical thinking. For many teachers, notation can feel daunting, but it does not need to be. This session introduces fun, memorable and easy-to-implement approaches that help teachers develop confidence and make notation a natural part of music learning throughout the school.
Teach Your Own Classroom Instrumental Lessons
Djembe • Ukulele • Recorder • Glockenspiel • Bucket Drumming
Want to lead exciting instrumental lessons yourself? These accessible instruments are engaging, affordable and far easier to teach than many people realise. Our hands-on training develops staff confidence and musical fluency, equipping teachers with the skills and resources needed to lead enjoyable, successful whole-class instrumental sessions.
Your School is Your Choir
Assemblies, classroom transitions and whole-school singing
Singing has the power to boost wellbeing, strengthen communities and bring joy to every school day. But what if you don’t feel like a singer yourself? This uplifting session provides simple vocal warm-ups, techniques for developing a confident group sound and a collection of inspiring songs that will have staff and pupils singing with enthusiasm and confidence.
Practical. Inclusive. Confidence-building.
Our CPD is designed to leave teachers feeling inspired, supported and ready to deliver engaging, high-quality music experiences that make a lasting impact on pupils across the school.