Stefan Mather

⦁ Current School Performances: Sudbourne - 14 & Clapham Manor - 29
⦁ Designed & developed a full, enriching & unique music department for Sudbourne Primary School (SPS) whilst continuing to teach, manage & enhance music at Clapham Manor Primary School (CMPS). (EYFS - KS2)
⦁ Continued to fulfill and excel in my responsibilities (see below) at CMPS
⦁ Fundraised over £7,000 at SPS to launch a new music department, purchasing musical instruments, equipment, teaching resources & performance resources.
⦁ Established and administered instrumental lessons to 150 students over two schools curating over 4,000 hours of extra instrumental lessons over two sites; including 4 weekly singing assemblies, 5 choirs, and 5 different ensembles (string groups/ mixed instruments/percussion ensembles/wind ensembles).
⦁ Created and managed a financially self-reliant Music Department, keeping costings of instrumental lessons competitive yet affordable to all, offering a 75% discount to Pupil Premium Students, including instrumental hire and ensemble sign-up costs (maintaining a Music Department Fund for equipment/repairs/excursions/resources / etc).
⦁ Built positive relationships & encouraged parental involvement in school events
⦁ Established Music Workshops across the federation for instrumental tutors, showcasing students' performances and concluding with a full Music Department Showcase and Awards ceremony.
⦁ Planned and curated cultural capital, managing over 10 external trips & music festivals.
⦁ Developed a unique music curriculum for SPS recognised and acknowledged by Ofsted.

• Mentor, coached, rehearsed and tutored instrumental, choral, and ensemble musicians from KS1 to professional companies
• Created and delivered whole-school & instrumental workshops for Students in KS2 - KS5
• Rehearsed and prepared students for GCSE & A-level practical modules. (Solo & ensemble) and tutored students in composition and arranging.
• Mentored and taught using the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) syllabus, Trinity Music Exams & ABRSM Music Medals up to Diploma level, and theory with 100% Merit and Distinction pass rate.
• Tutored instrumental students to achieve scholarships to the Royal College of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Royal Academy of Music and into further professional playing.
• Rehearsing and administrating involvement for annual Music Festivals, Wimbledon Arena “Voice in a Million”, River Palace music festivals
• Collaborating and creating and performing for local outreach events
• Recorded and coordinated albums with local schools and Community ensembles.

• Scheduled rehearsals with other musicians and choirs.
• Music specialist in Violin, French Horn, choral & orchestral backgrounds with vast performance experiences.
• Began as Head Chorister at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, achieving Leader of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra & youngest leader of the Liverpool Youth Orchestra
• Currently working freelance in London, UK, and internationally.
• Noticeable contracts of performance; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Arte Orchestra (Shanghai), Concert Master of ‘Venetian Camerata’ (Venice), West-end/off-west end shows (London based & UK Tours), Solo Concerto performances with Maidstone Symphony Orchestra, Kent Sinfonia, London Gay Symphony Orchestra, Blackheath Concert Orchestra and more.

⦁ Delivered music lessons to all during PPA alongside two days in class teaching full curriculum and planning for KS2 & KS1.
⦁ Planned and implemented engaging, high energy and diverse teaching programmes to KS1 and KS2
⦁ Co-created the Lambeth Music Network during COVID-19 lockdowns - providing local authority music leads/teachers a platform to share resources and discuss teaching practices. Continuing, since the pandemic, as a platform for schools to collaborate resources and ensembles.

• Planning, resourcing, and assessing core and foundation subjects in class (past positions: Year 4 and Year 2 class share with AHT)
• Ability to adapt the curriculum resulting in blended learning, enabling inclusion and differentiation for all students.
• Participated in parents evening, open classrooms & Professional Development Meetings.
• Increased the intake of students participating in instrumental lessons from 29% to 40% of total intake in 2023.
• Leading and accompanying weekly singing assemblies.
• Inter-Departmental collaborations, creating a high quality and shared curriculum.

• Planned & executed targeted music lessons through EYFS – Yr. 6 following the National Curriculum & creating a unique engaging and ambitious curriculum.
• Utilized current technology and interactive teaching methods to enhance student engagement.
• Independently created a unique scheme of work & curriculum specific to Sacred Heart’s RC Church and the Liturgical Calendar.
• Accompanied & led weekly singing assemblies and collective worship.
• Coordinated, rehearsed & led school events throughout the school calendar.
• Co-Organised & rehearsed festivals such as Wandsworth Singing Festivals, ‘Sacred Heart Schools’ singing festivals, and London Catholic schools' singing festivals.
• Monitored & assessed students’ progress administrating summative and formative assessments, & utilised data for future planning.
• Performed and worked closely with our local community (Parish Church, care homes, and hospital wards).

• Motivated & mentored students in 1:1, small group, large ensembles and orchestral in performances, examinations and auditions up to conservatoire level (100% Distinction/Merit ABRSM success rate).
• Directed, rehearsed, and co-organised a diverse range of performances from in-class recitals to the Lambeth Music festivals.
• Co-founded the Lambeth Youth Orchestra that is currently a full symphonic touring orchestra.
• Co-created (alongside LSMS Director of Music) a music syllabus for the boroughs wider opportunities (whole class) mixed ensemble, strings and brass programmes.
• Co-updated Lambeth Music Service school-tutor policies regarding staff safeguarding and protocol.
• Trained staff and music tutors in teaching practices’, behavioral techniques, and resources.
• Instructed students in the principles & techniques of string and brass instruments and music theory.

• Delivered 1:1, small group and large ensembles of string, brass, mixed instruments and choral groups.
• Created a string syllabus for whole-class instrumental sessions for Wandsworth schools.
• Arranged and Composed innovative string and brass arrangements of music from different genres and ages.
• Organised and led termly concerts for whole class students and whole borough festivals and performances.

• Offered hands-on assistance to customers and employees, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
• Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to employees.
• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
• Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
• Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.