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Payment Arrangements for Deliverers

Guidance for schools on setting up and paying music deliverers, including payroll arrangements, invoicing options, and updates

Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership advise schools to set up Deliverers (teachers) on School payroll as a supply teacher to receive payments for CIL programmes lasting more than one term.

In cases where setting up this is operationally difficult or lengthy, or for shorter one-term programmes, schools can discuss with their deliverer about paying by invoice.


Rates of pay

Deliverers will claim for 1 hour 15 minutes (1.25 hours) per session at the rate of £41.60/hour (£52/session), which includes the 45-minute lesson delivery, and 30-minute period for set up and planning time.

This rate of pay totals to a representative £1,560 per full year programme of 30 sessions – this will match the base cost of the programme as set out in your agreement.

  • Derbyshire Payroll Schools
    If you have any queries, please email traded@derbyshire.gov.uk or call 01629 535117 (please mention your query is for a CIL Deliverer from the Music Partnership so the query can be identified easily).

Claiming payments

Deliverers prepare a timesheet for each school, detailing the dates and classes taught per month.

Payment by invoice

For those schools that have to rely on invoicing, Deliverers will invoice at intervals which suit them (though we suggest monthly, half-termly or termly). This may be itemised as hours or sessions, but will use the hourly rates explained above.

If needed, schools can contact us to confirm whether the Deliverer has a Derbyshire County Council vendor number already.


Setting up deliverers on payroll

Derbyshire LA schools can follow the information set out below, but Derby City and Academy schools may need to consult their HR departments for how best to match this procedure in their setting.

Derbyshire County Council payroll

Schools should use the Appointment of a Teacher Including Supply form – term time only, and complete as follows:

  • Complete personal details as normal 
    Check YES to being a current employee
    Specify the hourly rate as £41.60
    Check Teaching Post LA Sector
    Email the form to Derbyshire County Council HR