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Music Tuition

Rugeley John Taylor School is pleased to offer our students lessons on a wide range of musical instruments. In partnership with Entrust Music Service Staffordshire, your child could take lessons in a range of instrumental or vocal lessons, including woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.

These music lessons take place during the school day, for 32 weeks in the year. Lessons are usually scheduled to last 20 minutes and take place in groups of no more than three students. Individual lessons are available for a higher rate, depending on availability.

Whilst taking lessons, students can receive free of charge loan of an instrument and free of charge access to ensembles and groups at school and at music centres across the county.

Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis while spaces last, but we will aim to increase availability to meet demand.

Apply for music lessons

We recognise that the additional cost of music lessons can be a large challenge for families, but the Friends of Staffordshire’s Young Musicians (FOSYM) are here to help. It is easy to apply for additional funding at their website. They are eager to increase the number of young people they help to access music, so why not apply to see how they can help your child with their musical journey?

Visit FOSYM to apply for financial support.

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Secondary Parent Info

This section of our website contains key information for parents of secondary phase students at Rugeley John Taylor School, but it may also be of interest to prospective students and parents.

Attendance is a key factor in supporting students to maximise their full potential and be ready to live lives full of choice and opportunity on completion of their studies with us.

All students are expected to arrive to school 'ready' to learn, with all the equipment necessary to engage in purposeful learning.

We are delighted to be working with Mellors Catering to provide a healthy range of meals throughout the day for our students.

My Child at School allows families to access their children’s educational, attendance and behaviour information, and is also used to make payments online for items such as dinner money, music tuition and school trips.

We take our responsibilities regarding welfare concerns seriously and encourage our children to talk openly about any worries they may have. In addition, we encourage families to reach out to us should they have concerns.

Our inclusion team have a wealth of experience and knowledge across all areas of SEND. We also work together with a much wider team of administrative, pastoral and teaching staff to provide the best possible experience for our students.

We have detailed the key dates for the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms on this page - as well as other important dates to note.

Rugeley John Taylor School is a ‘uniformed’ school, and there is a clear expectation that our students will wear the full uniform appropriately and that this expectation will be supported by parents.

We operate a two-week timetable, of twenty-five periods per week, which includes ﬁve one-hour lessons each day. The timings of the day are shown on this page.