THE RIVER MAGAZINE | Spring 2018 31 | E D U C A T I O N | The aim is to encourage access to music education for all students with weekly music lessons throughout Key Stage Three, as well as courses at GCSE and A Level. All students have the opportunity to receive free instrumental tuition in singing, piano, violin, viola,‘cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, brass, guitar, theory and steel pans. This amount of musical education is only made possible by the generosity of the school’s governing body and foundation. Additionally, any student learning an instrument is loaned an instrument free of charge. All of which demonstrates the level and long term nature of the school’s commitment to music. W hile most schools are cutting back on funding available for arts subjects, particularly music, there is one school in south London that is not only resisting the trend but positively leading the march against it. At St Saviour’s and St Olave’s Church of England School for girls, located where the Old Kent Road and Tower Bridge Road meet, the school’s distinctive Christian ethos embraces a broad range of music programmes from Choir, Gospel Choir to Orchestra, Strings, Percussion as a valuable expression of student ability and character. St Saviour’s and St Olave’s School has a long-standing commitment to music as being central to learning and faith of Music the sound