As a Music Hub we are also part-funded by the Department for Education to deliver the National Plan for Music Education, and our summer school provision is part of our broader music education programme.
Historically both the local authority and the vast majority of schools have worked in partnership with us to enable children to come out of school to attend our summer school activities. The activities are educational and considered to be an opportunity to both enrich and further learner progress and as such, are often viewed to be of similar benefit to a school trip.
Our application process recommends that parents/carers seek permission from their child’s school to attend the courses. In our experience, the majority of headteachers are happy to give this permission and therefore a child coming to summer school would be classed as an authorised absence. If helpful, Create Music can also verify your child’s attendance at summer school, to their own school, after courses have taken place.
