Subject Leadership

I am Vikki Kay, the music subject leader at Frenchwood Commiunity Primary School. I have the exciting role of  supporting teachers and children in their Music lessons, and ensuring that all our children make the best possible progress.

I really enjoyed Music at Primary school, and this inspired me to continue studying Music throughout High School, college and university. I enjoyed Music so much that I chose it as my subject specialism when I completed my teaching degree. I can play the piano, cornet and violin, and have played in bands and orchestras since I was a little girl. I have taught at Frenchwood for 24 years, and I get great pleasure from seeing young people find a passion in Music.

I believe that Music is a unique way of communicating that can inspire and motivate children. It is a vehicle for personal expression, and it can play an important part in the personal development of individuals and groups of people. Music reflects culture and society, and so the teaching and learning of music enables children to better understand the world they live in. As Henry Longfellow said in one of my favourite quotes, "Music is the universal language of mankind."