Why Ascot Music Micro School?

"When in May 2024, my husband and I have found ourselves home educating our son, we embarked on a brand new journey, the home education journey.

We have found some great resources and a fantastic new community which has been incredibly supportive and encouraging.

But more importantly we saw how our child was thriving, keen to learn and explore, how his interests have developed, how he started forging  and building new relationships and how he developed the skills to pursuit his natural curiosity for learning and for finding his unique place in the world.

We are inviting a small group of families and their children to join us on this non conventional, but so right for us, journey of  helping the children grow and learn together to become happy, healthy and thriving members of the community, good citizens for their own and for future generations.

Inspired by the legacy of democratic schools, Ascot Music Micro School is an independent, home from home, democratic micro school giving children a voice in the matters of their unique interests, passions and personal development.

Magdalena Gabriah, Founder and Owner of Ascot Music School



Is Ascot Music Micro School a "School"?

According to the government definition, a school can be registered as an Independent School when 5 or more students attend it full time (18 hours per week or more) (source gov.uk)

As our Micro Music School is currently attended by less than 5 students attending full time, we are not yet in a position to register as an Independent School, but are certainly working on being able to do that in the future when our student numbers increase.

In the mean time we operate as a independent education provider with a plan in motion of becoming a registered Independent School in the near future.

What Sets Us Apart?

• Well to start with, we are a music school, that means that we are run by a founder who attended a full time specialist primary music school, how it filled her life with a song and opportunities that are difficult to find elsewhere.

• That is why Ascot Music School offers students daily music opportunities whether it is  as part of their 121 lessons, choir or ensembles.

• We focus on our students being happy, feeling safe and heard as in our experience these are the building blocks of successful education.

• We know children are most creative when they have the time to be creative which is why we offer frequent self directed learning opportunities instead of cramming our students' timetable with back to back lessons.

• Our students don't really take homework home, all the work they need to do is done within the school day.

• Benefitting from small numbers, our students have 121 Personal Learning Development based on their needs and interests.

• Our school is run by an award winning executive coach, Magdalena Gabriah, and we believe that this is what helps our students realise their potential.

• Our students have opportunities to develop their interests as part of their peer group as well as during independent study time.

• But don't take our word for it- register to attend one of our Open Days and find out what sets up apart.