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The School Menu lists charges and key dates for ordering and cancelling EMS provisions organised through and charged to schools.
EMS also offers a membership programme offering a wide range of discounts and priority booking services for schools. For details see the EMS Membership link below.
To request changes to an existing provision, please go to: https://ealingmusicservice.com/ems102 and submit a EMS 102 – Change of Provision form.
To request a new or ad hoc music provision, please go to: https://ealingmusicservice.com/ems103 and submit a EMS103 – Provision Request form.
| Instruments and Singing Tuition | |||
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| Specialist music teachers are available to teach a wide range of instruments and singing styles for Individual and Small-Group Tuition, and Extended Schools Work. Usually no more than 4 pupils per group. Minimum 2 hours weekly. Payment is taken through the termly school billing process. | |||
| African Drums | Bassoon | Cello | Clarinet |
| Cornet | Double Bass | Flute | French Horn |
| Guitar | Harmonica | Keyboard | Oboe |
| Percussion | Piano | Recorder | Saxophone |
| Singing | Tabla/Dhol | Taiko Drums | Trombone |
| Trumpet | Ukulele | Viola | Violin |
| Service Option | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
| Instrumental and Singing Teachers | £49.20 p/hr | £51.12 p/hr | |
| Choir and Ensemble Leaders | £55.20 p/hr | £57.35 p/hr | |
| Deadline to Add/Amend/Cancel Provision | |||
| A minimum of a ‘Half-Term plus 1 week’ notice is required to add, amend, or cancel provisions for the following term. This typically falls on the Monday before half-term. This timeframe ensures that EMS can provide peripatetic teaching staff with a full half-term’s notice. | |||
EMS provides specialist music teachers to deliver WCET as required by the National Plan for Music Education. Provision is delivered by one lead teacher and one assistant teacher. EMS provides either or both of these specialist music teachers in line with the needs of the school. Subsidy from Arts Council England enables one lead teacher per school for free, excluding fees. Payment is taken through the school billing process on a termly basis, i.e., 1/3 of the overall provision cost is taken each term.
Spark! is an annual programme and accordingly once engaged the school is committed to the programme for the academic year. EMS offers Sparklite, a one term programme which is charged at 1/3 of the equivalent Spark! offering.
| FIRST ACCESS: for a child’s first year participation in WCET | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
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| First Access – Option One (Provision per class with First Access Discount Voucher) • Any instrument (every pupil is supplied with an instrument as part of the provision) • 1x EMS tutor + Class Teacher (SBA). • If an SBA not available, option two will be charged. • CPD session x 3 per annum for class teacher |
£990 | £1,028.61 | |
| First Access – Option Two (Provision per class with First Access Discount Voucher) • Any instrument (every pupil is supplied with an instrument as part of the provision) • 1x EMS tutor + 1x EMS Assistant teacher |
£2,394 | £2,487.37 | |
| CONTINUED ACCESS: for subsequent years of participation in WCET available at full cost – no subsidy | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
| Continued Access – Option Three (Provision per class) • Any instrument (every pupil is supplied with an instrument as part of the provision) • 1x EMS tutor + Class Teacher (SBA). If SBA not available, option four will be charged • CPD session for class teacher |
£2,376 | £2,468.66 | |
| Continued Access – Option Four (Provision per class) • Any instrument (every pupil is supplied with an instrument as part of the provision) • 1x EMS tutor + 1x EMS Assistant |
£3,780 | £3,927.42 | |
| Deadline to Add/Amend/Cancel Provision | |||
| Spark! is an annual programme and must be rescheduled each year.
Provisions must be agreed by the last day of the spring term preceding the academic year the provision commences. Sparklite is a term-based programme. A minimum of a ‘Half-Term plus 1 week’ notice is required to add, amend, or cancel provisions for the following term. This typically falls on the Monday before half-term. This timeframe ensures that EMS can provide peripatetic teaching staff with a full half-term’s notice. |
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| Hire Option | Payment Option | ||
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| School Hire Contract | Termly Payment via School Billing | ||
| Parent Hire Contract | Termly Payment by Direct Debit | ||
| Fee Hire/Loan Contract | No Payment Due | ||
| Service Option | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
| Instrument Class A | Violin, Viola, Djembe, Tabla | £30 | £31.17 |
| Instrument Class B | Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet Trombone | £36 | £37.40 |
| Instrument Class C | Baritone, Bassoon, Double Bass, French Horn, Oboe, Tenor Horn | £46.80 | £48.63 |
| Class Sets (50% Discount for EMS Membership Schools) | £300 | £311.70 | |
The following costs are used when charging schools for INSET provided by EMS directly. Additional CPD opportunities are available through EMS partners are charged individually. For details of inhouse and external CPD opportunities see CPD
Payment for workshops charged by EMS is via School Billing.
| CPD Session | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |||
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| EMS Members | Other Schools | EMS Members | Other Schools | ||
| Full day (6 hours) | £744 | £870 | £773.01 | £903.93 | |
| Half day (3 hours) | £420 | £504 | £436.38 | £523.66 | |
| Twilight session (2 hours) | £300 | £354 | £311.70 | £367.81 | |
| Workshop | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
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| Half-day Workshop | £276 | £286.76 |
| Full-day Workshop | £474 | £492.49 |
| Half-day Workshop & Instrument Hire for 1 Term | £474 | £492.49 |
| Full-day Workshop & Instrument Hire for 1 Term | £678 | £704.44 |
If you are interested in purchasing the Charanga Music Software, speak to EMS first. Charanga is included in the EMS Membership Scheme. If you would like to go direct then EMS has a partnership agreement with Charanga to provide software to Ealing Schools at reduced rates. For details see
www.ealingmusicserviceonline.co.uk
The EMS Membership scheme provides discounts and priority access to a wide range of EMS and externally provisioned events and services.
| Service Element | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
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| Annual Membership | £354 | £368 | |
The annual membership charge is COMPARABLE WITH THE COST OF CHARANGA, the leading online music studio, which means THE OTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS ARE EFFECTIVELY FREE, making EMS membership a MUST HAVE for any school with an active music programme!
For a full list of discounts and services, and advice on how to sign up, please see: EMS Membership
Schools can sign up for EMS Membership through the Annual Buyback programme hosted by EGFL each spring or at any time by application to EMS.