Claire Cossins

Background

About Claire Cossins

As Head of Service for Sutton Music Trust, I am responsible for the strategic development and delivery of the service, and ensuring we provide a rich and diverse music education offer for the London Borough of Sutton. In my current role, I manage a team of over 80 music tutors and staff, who deliver instrumental and vocal tuition, ensembles, workshops, and events to over students across 70 schools and community settings. I oversee our CPD offer to schools, offering support and guidance in planning and delivering an outstanding music curriculum. I also oversee the curriculum design, quality assurance, and professional development of the music service, ensuring that we adhere to the national standards and frameworks for music education. I am also a visiting lecturer at Roehampton University; part of Sutton Music Trust's support with the music modules for the PGCE Primary students. Previous work as Senior Instrument Curriculum Leader for Sutton Music Trust included- WCET organisation and delivery - Early Years Music strategic growth and delivery - Peripatetic service oversight and growth I was based in Frankfurt from August 2015 to July 2018. In January 2016 I started Tiny Trills, an English-speaking music workshop for parents and babies/crawlers in the city. Previous work includes: Woodwind tutor for Frankfurt International School. Private instrumental, music theory and language tutor. Music Enrichment Teacher at Carl Schurz School, Frankfurt. Music Provider for Le Jardin Multilinguale Kindergarten, Frankfurt. As a musician I am passionate about performance, with several years of performances behind me. At the start of 2011 I qualified as an instrumental teacher, having gained my ABRSM Diploma in Principles of Instrumental Teaching. In 2014 I achieved my PG Diploma in Performing Arts Workshop Leading with Artis.