2nd Lockdown Government Advice For Guitar Teachers

For the purposes of NHS Test & Trace, you should display an official NHS QR code poster so that your students and visitors can optionally ‘check in’.  You should understand that you must keep a record of all staff working on your premises and shift times on a given day and their contact details. You should complete a risk assessment of your business and premises using guidance from the Government body HSE.

Use your judgement to define a maximum number of participants per class at your premises (including the teacher(s)) in order to comply with one-metre-plus social distancing guidelines:

• Ensure the use of face coverings for all students, teachers and staff whilst inside your premises.
• Provide hand sanitiser and/or handwashing facilities as students enter their premises to reduce the risk of transmission.
• Provide clear guidance on social distancing and hygiene to students on arrival, for example, signage and visual aids.
• Suspend or reduce teacher guidance that cannot be undertaken without contravening social distancing guidelines.
• You may need to re-thinking how assistance is provided to students.
• Conduct frequent cleaning of work areas and equipment between uses, using your usual cleaning products.

a) Set clear use and cleaning guidance for toilets to ensure they are kept clean and social distancing is achieved as much as possible.
b) Provide more waste facilities and more frequent rubbish collection.

Put in place collection points for student pieces, rather than passing pieces hand-to-hand.

Just as we ask you to follow these measures, we will also be asking all students to be mindful of government advice in regards to social distancing and keeping safe during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Most importantly, enjoy teaching guitar!