We have advised Rocksteady Music School (Rocksteady), the UK’s leading provider of progressive, inclusive, and empowering music education services to primary schools and children, on its investment from Vespa Capital.
Rocksteady has a vision to transform music education for the next generation and is doing this by delivering progressive lessons in a band-setting, all underpinned by market leading technology solutions, to tens of thousands of children across thousands of primary schools.
In addition, through Rocksteady’s in-house Foundation, the business is proud to deliver over £2m of free teaching each year through bursary places and provision of hundreds of free charity events. The Foundation allows some of the most vulnerable children in society to enjoy the wellbeing, fun and educational benefits of playing music in a band.
The Arts play an increasingly important role in supporting well-being and preparing children for an AI enabled workplace; primary schools do an incredible job but are resource constrained. Rocksteady offers a unique solution, delivering high quality parent funded music education at scale across the whole of England, whilst also making these services accessible to the most deprived pupils for free.
Together, Vespa Capital and Rocksteady are partnering to support the roll-out of Rocksteady lessons across the UK and internationally, as well as developing further technology to reduce the attainment gap and provide children with an exciting music education.
Founded by Mark Robinson in 2007, Rocksteady is proud to have received recognition in the FT1000 Fastest Growing Companies and the Education Awards, Wellbeing Resource of the Year.
