Safeguarding
A home studio with the door open.
Carnatic music is taught here as a craft and as a duty of care. Parents are not guests we tolerate.
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Open door
The teaching door remains open. A parent may sit in any class. After the first two lessons we ask parents to wait outside so the child can work — the door still does not close on them.
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No physical contact
Voice is taught by listening and demonstration. We do not correct posture or mouth shape by touch.
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A house, not a shopfront
Arrive five minutes early; collect on time. No shoes in the teaching room. Phones silent.
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UK compliance
Enhanced DBS, public liability, and a notice to the home insurer are how we operate. Names, dates of birth and WhatsApp numbers are kept only to run classes, stored privately, never sold.
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If something is wrong
WhatsApp +44 7587 715645. Concerns about a child’s safety are referred to Leicester City Council children’s services or the NSPCC helpline (0808 800 5000). We would rather over-report than wait.
House rules
- Fifteen minutes’ practice a day. Parents sit with under-tens.
- Five minutes early. Collected on time — this is a house.
- Parents may sit the first two lessons, then wait outside. The door stays open.
- A music notebook every week. Homework is written in it, by hand.
- Bring a shruti-box app if you have one. Pitch is taught, not assumed.
- No shoes in the teaching room. Phones silent.