Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019
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Instrumental Music Services Summary Tables 2019 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 Summary Tables 1. Instrumental Music Tuition Fees, 2012-2019 3 2. Concession/Exemption Procedures 6 3. Instrument Hire/Loan Policies 10 4. Selection Procedures 14 5. Provision and Interest 19 6. Stage in School Tuition is First Offered 21 7. More Than One Instrument, Per Pupil 25 8. Minutes of Tuition per Week, Number of Weeks per Year and Class Size 27 9. Additional Activities 30 10. Additional Activities, Pupil Numbers 50 11. IMS Pupil Numbers 53 12. Number of IMS Pupils who Received Concessions/Exemptions from Fees in 2018/19 55 13. Number of Instrumental Music Pupils Registered for Free School Meals 59 14. Instrumental Instructors 2018/19 61 15. Revenue from Tuition Fees 65 16. Gross Cost 67 17. % Education Budget 69 18. Private Sponsorship 71 19. Procedures for Reviewing Charging and Concession Policies 73 20. Engaging with Parents/Carers 75 21. Sharing Information with Other Local Authorities 78 2 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 1. Instrumental Music Tuition Fees, 2012-2019 Tuition fees for instrumental music lessons per pupil, per instrument, per year 2012/13 – 2019/20 Current 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 fees Aberdeen City £272 Group, £340 individual £242 Group, £280 Paired, £400 Individual Aberdeenshire £192 Group, £196 Group, £200 Group, £204 Group, £208 Group, £212 Group £220 Group, £328 Individual £284 Individual £292 Individual £300 Individual £304 Individual £308 Individual £316 Individual Angus £183 £192 £201 +£30 hire £210 +£30 hire £231 +£30hire Argyll and Bute £138 £142.15 £146.40 £150.80 £226.20 £232.98 £239.97 £247.74 Clackmannanshire £220 £222 £228 £230 £235 £258.50 £524.00 Dumfries and Galloway £130 + £47.15 No Charge, £47.15 hire £200 + £49 hire £200 + £49.50 £200 hire hire Dundee City £132 + £83 hire No Charge, £83 hire No Charge, £85 No Charge hire East Ayrshire £100 Group, £150 individual £150 £180 East Dunbartonshire £140 £160 £165 £170 £177 £230 East Lothian No Charge £280 East Renfrewshire £160 £180 £200 £250 £300 Edinburgh No Charge Eilean Siar No charges for lessons in Wind, Brass, Gaelic Singing or Piping. No charges except for non-SQA In the 2016/17 session pupils were charged for fiddle and guitar lessons in the Nicolson including those guitar and strings pupils. For these sitting SQA exams on those instruments. Charges for these lessons were set at £12.50 per lesson. There are instruments a fee of £12.50 per an average of 32 lessons per year, costing £400 per pupil per year. Group lessons were £200 per pupil per lesson applies – for a minimum of year. 30 weeks of lessons this would cost £375 per year. 3 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 Current 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 fees Falkirk £44.40 Group, £140 £156 £160 £178.20 Individual + £20.40 hire Fife £125 £140 £180 £220 £220 Glasgow No Charge Highland £252 £264 £290.40 £318 Inverclyde £95.50 £98 £100 £110 £114 £117 £120 Midlothian £150 £160 £168 £84 No Charge £205.50 £215.34 Moray £201 Group, £300 Individual £210 Group, £300 Individual £252 Group, £264.60 Group £291 Group, £360 Individual £378 Individual £415.80 Individual North Ayrshire £120 £140 £160 £180 £198 £198 North Lanarkshire £150 Orkney Islands No Charge Perth and Kinross £245.85 £295.00 Renfrewshire £150 No Charge Scottish Borders £125 £132 £140 £150 Shetland Islands £140 £160 £129 Group, £135 Group, £140 Group, £150 Group, £160 Group, £172 Individual £180 Individual £190 Individual £200 Individual £210 Individual South Ayrshire No Charges £200 4 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 Current 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 fees South Lanarkshire £180 (£60 per lesson block) £210 £216 Stirling £189 Group, £309 Individual £240 Only group £246 £252 £258 £267 £276 lessons West Dunbartonshire No Charge No Charge (£85 No Charge instrument hire (£100 charge) instrument hire charge) West Lothian No Charge £354 5 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 2. Concession/Exemption Procedures1 Local Authority Concession Type 2018/19 Details Aberdeen City SQA Full exemption for pupils in SQA Music (starting in S4 - free lessons for two instruments used in Performance exams) Free School Meals Full exemption for those in receipt of Free School Meals Aberdeenshire SQA SQA pupils exempt from the start of the course (generally S4) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils in receipt of Free School Meals Sibling Discount 20% Sibling Discount Angus SQA Full exemption for SQA music pupils Sibling Discount 2nd child 20% discount (£184.80), 3rd and subsequent children 40% discount (£138.60) Other Lessons are free to children whose parents are in receipt of Income support, Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based), Employment & Support Allowance (Income-related), Child Tax Credit and/or Working Tax Credit (with annual income of less than £16,495) or Universal Credit(Take home pay must be less than £610 per month) Argyll & Bute SQA Full exemption for SQA music pupils Free School Meals Full exemption for FSM pupils Sibling Discount £15 discount for Siblings or pupils taking a second instrument Other 50% subsidy from Argyll Piping Trust - this scheme has been extended to include piping pupils all across A and B. 50% subsidy from Kintyre Piping Trust - for pipe band drumming pupils in Kintyre only - to give parity with the piping pupils. 1 Qualifying benefits for FSM: • Income Support • Income - based Jobseekers Allowance • Child Tax Credit only where household income is less than £16,105.00. • Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit where household income is less than £6,420.00. • Universal Credit where earned income is £610.00 or less per month. • Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • State Pension Credit • Incapacity and Severe Disablement Allowance • Looked after and accommodated children 6 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 Local Authority Concession Type 2018/19 Details Clackmannanshire SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Concessionary rate of £117.50 (roughly 77% reduction). Fees will not be charged from 2019/20 Other A concessionary rate of £117.50 (roughly 77% reduction) is available to pupils whose family are in receipt of housing benefit/income support/universal credit. Dumfries & Galloway SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals or a Clothing Grant Sibling Discount Full exemption for third sibling and subsequent siblings East Ayrshire SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals or a Clothing Grant Sibling Discount 50% discount (£90) for second sibling where the first child is paying £180, full exemption for third sibling and above where the second sibling pays £90 East Dunbartonshire SQA Full exemption for SQA music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Sibling Discount 50% sibling discount East Lothian SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals or a Clothing Grant Sibling Discount £40 discount for siblings where full fee is paid (£240) Other A concessionary fee of £196 for eldest children and £168 for siblings is available to households with a taxable income of less than £26,884 East Renfrewshire SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S3-S6) on one instrument Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Sibling Discount 25% sibling discount Eilean Siar SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full Exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Falkirk SQA Full exemption for SQA music pupils (S4-S6). Free School Meals Reduced rate for pupils receiving Free School Meals. Full exemptions will be offered for 2019/20 Fife SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils for the academic year in which they sit the practical element Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Highland SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals or where parents claim equivalent benefits 7 Instrumental Music Services: Summary Tables 2019 Local Authority Concession Type 2018/19 Details Inverclyde SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Other Full exemption for pupils whose parents are in receipt of state benefits Trial Period (1 Year Free) Midlothian SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Other Pupils from households who have a joint income of less than £26,884 p.a. are eligible for a 100% bursary (limited to 100 places) Moray SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals North Ayrshire SQA Full exemption for SQA music pupils (S3-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals Sibling Discount 50% sibling discount Other Full exemption for Looked After Children North Lanarkshire SQA Full exemption for SQA Music pupils (S4-S6) Free School Meals Full exemption for pupils receiving Free School Meals or a Clothing Grant Sibling Discount 50% sibling discount Other Full