Janet Mills

Dr Janet Mills began her career teaching music and mathematics in a West Yorkshire comprehensive school before moving into violin and viola instruction. She later trained future teachers at Westminster College and the University of Exeter. As an HM Inspector of Schools, she observed over 1,000 instrumental lessons and helped create the first national inspection system for Local Authority Instrumental Music Services. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, she became a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Music and received a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004. Her publications include Music in the School, Music in the Primary School, and numerous scholarly articles.