RESTORE THE MUSIC Music Technology Application 2025

A Restore the Music Grant Application must give an accurate picture of the school and community it serves, followed by a detailed music technology vision of the music department and a coherent strategy for achieving it.

IN SHORT:

Who you are
What you are
What you have
What you want
Why
How you will achieve and measure the desired outcomes

Please refer back to the Music Technology Guidelines & Grant Package Outline on the RESTORE THE MUSIC website for full breakdown of recommended products & services

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (and any relevant attachments):

School Name

School Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Post Code

Unique reference number

Local Authority

School Type

Detail of any School Sponsor

Principal

Email

Phone Number

Brief summary of work history

Head of Music/ Music Lead

Email

Phone Number

Brief summary of work history

Financial Officer

Email

Phone Number

Brief summary of work history

Chair of Governing Body

Date of most recent Ofsted inspection

Ofsted Rating

Yearly Intake

Number of pupils on school roll

Total number of pupils at full capacity

Age range of pupils

Pupil statistics (by percentage)

	%
Black
Asian
Hispanic or Latin
White
Other/bi/multiracial
PP
FSM
EAL
Male
Female
IDACI ranking as a percentage

Number of languages spoken

Class Size (breakdown by Keystage)

Extra Curricular Ensemble Groups

Number of Music staff (departmental and peripatetic)

Curriculum Offering (GCSE/BTEC/A LEVEL/whole class instrumental etc)

Annual department budget

Inventory of school owned music technology items

Breakdown of current music technology provision within curriculum and extra curricular

Total value of grant application

Detailed vision for the use of music technology within the music department

WISH LIST: Outline an itemised list of all planned expenditure (including quantity and brand of each instrument with per unit price excl. & incl. VAT and TOTAL price excl. & Incl. VAT. (The level of the RESTORE THE MUSIC grant will be based on this list and is always excluding VAT)

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STRATEGY - Outline how the funding would be deployed to achieve the vision outlined above.

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MATCHFUNDING - Detail of any other funding that would be made available to the music department by the school and/or external parties on receipt of a RESTORE THE MUSIC grant that would help to maximise and optimise the opportunity.

IMPACT REPORT - Outline how the impact of the grant will be measured by the department and the school. Note: the report should be largely data driven with 3 key performance indicators - 2 quantitative and 1 qualitative (teacher & student).

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Accompanying letter of endorsement from the Governing Body

1. Maximum grant application £10,000
2. No tuition fees to be included in the grant proposal.
3. The vision set out in the proposal should reflect the school & its community. There is no RESTORE THE MUSIC standard "wish list" as it is expected that a grant application will reflect the interests and choices of greatest appeal to the student body of said school. The choices therefore must be accompanied by a clear explanation and rationale.
4. Purchasing must not take place until the school is in receipt of the funds.
5. A RESTORE THE MUSIC Grant award is a one off allocation and the funds must be spent within three months of receipt unless otherwise agreed with the CEO of the charity.
6. A financial report demonstrating receipt of funds and proof of purchasing must be submitted after the initial 3 months period. A reminder will be sent by RTM to the school bursar to complete this online.
7. A Progress Report must be completed by the Head of Music/Music Lead and submitted annually for 3 consecutive years following receipt of a RESTORE THE MUSIC grant.
Failure to submit either the Financial or Impact Report in a timely manner could result in the Grantee being excluded from future RESTORE THE MUSIC events and funding rounds.
8. RESTORE THE MUSIC reserves the right to withdraw funding and equipment from a Grantee school where said Grantee is believed to be operating in a manner not fit for purpose or in line with the original application.

INTERESTED?

All Grant Applications for this funding stream have to come from an existing RESTORE THE MUSIC grantee. Only secondary schools can apply.

Minimum eligibility criteria for a Grantee:

Above average pupil premium and Free School Meals
Non-fee paying Secondary school
Established for a minimum of 3 years
Adequate and secure storage space for musical technology items.

RESTORE THE MUSIC reserves the right to select candidates for each Funding Round based on eligibility, vision and available funds.

Priority will be given to candidates with the greatest need whose vision clearly articulates a well defined strategy capable of achieving greatest impact and furthering the mission of RESTORE THE MUSIC - to give all children access to music.

Owing to the high volume of applications for the RESTORE THE MUSIC Grant Programme the charity is unable to offer detailed feedback on the application process.

RESTORE THE MUSIC Music Technology Grant Application

Current Musical Provision