Terms & Conditions

Instrumental/Vocal Lessons Terms & Conditions

  • The Music & Arts Service provides 30 sessions over a 39 week academic year. The number of lessons will vary from term to term. Charges are based on the service delivering 30 visits per academic year. The day/time of these lessons will be arranged by your teacher and school – these may take place during school time.
  • On receipt of the application form, availability will be assessed, should a place be available you will receive email confirmation prior to the start of term. Lessons and instrument hire will only commence once the application is received by our office and lesson availability has been confirmed.  If you wish to withdraw your child, you must follow the cancellation procedure below.
  • The Music & Arts Service is unable to provide refunds for any reason except for teacher absence and only at the end of the academic year if lessons fall below 30
  • Children may need to come out of class during the school day for their lessons.   It is expected that children will catch up with their learning in ways appropriate to the class teacher and the school.
  • You will be advised of any price increase during the Summer Term for tuition commencing the following September.
  • Payment – please complete the Direct Debit mandate below– payments are debited on the 15th of each month. We CANNOT accept electronic versions of the direct debit form, so you need to complete the form below and post it back to:
    Music & Arts Service, 21 Market Street, Shipley, Bradford, BD18 3QD
  • Direct Debit Form – Bradford Council
  • Payment can also be made by debit or credit card by calling our office on 01274 43 49 70 and quoting your invoice number.
  • Alternatively payments can be made on-line at Pay any time at www.bradford.gov.uk/pay quoting your child’s name, school and invoice  number.
  • Please inform us if you have cancelled or amended your bank account – any payments not collected will incur a £10 admin charge.
  • Cancellation Policy This agreement can only be cancelled in writing giving at least 2 weeks notice before the end of a term and it is assumed your child is continuing in the new academic term/year unless you have cancelled in writing.  The full term must be paid for if a pupil withdraws part way through the term, no refunds will be given.You can email this to: schoolsmusicandarts@bradford.gov.uk
  • Bursary Places are available for children and young people with special needs who may require an individual lesson.  In order to qualify for this bursary, please enclose a letter from the Headteacher of your school confirming that your child has special needs and would benefit from an individual lesson. The individual lesson would then be charged at group lesson prices (subject to teacher availability). This is for one individual lesson across the academic year, per pupil, only; any lessons in addition to this are charged at the full rate.
  • Childcare Voucher Scheme – The Music & Arts Service does not accept the Childcare Voucher Scheme
  • Instruments: you must make your own arrangements to hire or purchase an instrument.
  • Payment Default
    Non-payment of any kind which results in lesson cancellation will incur a £10 admin charge for reinstatement.
    Any lessons missed due to cancellation by the Service in relation to failure to pay within stated times scales will not be made up if lessons are reinstated.

Data Protection Act

Personal data will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. Information will only be used for statistical and monitoring purposes.  Student’s names and school attended may be shared with third parties who have been contracted to provide musical instruments. These third parties contractors are subject to standard contractual clauses regarding GDPR.

For further information please contact the Music & Arts Service on 01274 434970.

Music Centre Groups Terms & Conditions

If you currently have instrumental lessons provided by the Music & Arts Service and already pay by direct debit collection of music group membership must also be by direct debit. We will adjust your monthly payments to take account of ensemble membership, you do not need to complete a separate direct debit form.

You will be advised of any price increase during the Summer Term for ensemble membership. We guarantee to deliver 30 ensemble sessions throughout the academic year, however we plan to deliver 33, therefore refunds will not be given for missed sessions.

Music Centre Groups activities may be videoed or photographed for training, moderation and publicity purposes.

Payment

Direct Debit payments are debited on the 15th of each month – Please advise if you have cancelled or amended your bank account – any payments not collected will incur a £10 admin charge. Alternative payment methods may be available, please contact the Music & Arts Service.
Please download and print this direct debit form and return to us via the post as we are unable to process electronic versions of this form

Direct Debit Form Bradford Council

Online Payments

Pay any time at www.bradford.gov.uk/pay quoting your child’s name, school and invoice reference number.
We can also take payments over the phone from your debit or credit card, please contact our office on 01274 434970 and we will be happy to help you.

Cancellation Policy

This agreement can only be cancelled in writing giving at least 2 weeks notice before the end of a term and it is assumed your child is continuing in the new academic term/year unless you have cancelled in writing.  The full term must be paid for if a pupil withdraws part way through the term, no refunds will be given. You can email this to schoolsmusicandarts@bradford.gov.uk.

NB: The Service reserves the right to cancel any lessons at any time where overall participating pupil numbers fall below prevailing service minimum requirements.

Payment Default

Non-payment of any kind which results in  the cancellation of the membership of the music group(s) will incur a £10 admin charge for reinstatement.
Any music group sessions missed due to cancellation by the Service in relation to failure to pay within stated times scales will not be made up if membership of the music group(s) is reinstated.

Data Protection Act

Personal data will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.  Information will only be used for statistical and monitoring purposes.  Student’s names and school attended may be shared with third parties who have been contracted to provide musical instruments.  These third parties contractors are subject to standard contractual clauses regarding GDPR.

For further information please contact the Music & Arts Service on 01274 434970.