UKGUIDE

The UK Guide to professional education

and training in dance and musical theatre

2013

Sponsored by

www.cdet.org.uk

Welcome to CDET’s 2013 Guide to professional

education and training in dance and musical

theatre, sponsored by Spotlight.

CDET members include some of the most

prestigious institutions in the UK. Our Board

draws on the industry expertise of such

organisations as Equity, The Society of London

Theatre, The Theatre Management Association,

international dance companies as well as that

of independent professionals such as casting

director David Grindrod.

CDET has proudly served the sector since 1979,

working closely with member schools and

awarding organisations to ensure standards

remain at a level that secures the supply of

quality practitioners for the future.

CDET also lobbies authorities about issues

of funding and policy on behalf of our

membership. Supporting the performers,

students and teachers of tomorrow,

we ensure that professional training

remains at the forefront of arts

provision nationwide.

We look forward to working with you

to make 2013/14 another memorable year

for dance and musical theatre in the UK.

Onwards and upwards!

Glyndwr JonesDirector of CDET

RAD, David Tett

Italia Conti Academy, Eric Richmond

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Accredited Schools 06

AMS Schools 08

Funding 09

Awarding Organisations 10

Recognised Awards 12

Dance Training & Accreditation Partnership 13

Initiatives 14

Affiliated Organisations 16

Adam CooperRobert Cohan CBELen GoodmanDame Beryl GreyGillian Lynne CBEDame Monica MasonDame Antoinette SibleySir Peter Wright

The CDET works in partnership with

Contents

Patrons

Glyndwr JonesDirector

Liz DaleHead of Education and Training

Ashlie CherryAdministrator

Kay MetcalfeFinance Officer

Roger Bramble DLIndependent (Chairman)

Professor Christopher BannermanImperial Society of Teachers of Dancing

Shirley CoenBird College

Michael DixonEnglish National Ballet.Independent (Hon. Treasurer)

David GrindrodCasting Director. Independent

Hilary HadleyEquity

Andrew HurstThe Royal Ballet. Independent

Ross MacGibbonIndependent

Dr Andrew McBirnieRoyal Academy of Dance

Marie McCluskeySwindon Dance, Director.Independent

Craig PhilipsUrdang Academy

Sarah WilsonLaine Theatre Arts

Jonathan WoodIndependent

Susan WyattIndependent (Vice Chair)

Trustees

Information is correct at time of printing (March 2013).Please visit the CDET website for up to date information.

Cambridge Perorming Arts, Rog Palmer

Italia Conti Academy, Tim Smith

Expressions Performing Arts

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Accredited SchoolsProviding full-time professional training

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Around the UK

1 Cambridge Performing Arts

2 The Centre Performing Arts College

3 CPA Studios

4 Elmhurst School for Dance

5 Expressions Performing Arts

6 The Hammond School

7 KS Dance

8 Laine Theatre Arts

9 Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

10 Liverpool Theatre School

11 Masters Performing Arts

12 Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama

13 Northern Ballet School

14 Performers College

15 SLP College

16 Stella Mann College

17 Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

London area

1 Arts Educational Schools London

2 Bird College

3 English National Ballet School

4 Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

5 London Studio Centre

6 Millennium Performing Arts

7 Urdang Academy

CDET accredits the training programmes of professional

dance and musical theatre schools on behalf of the performing

arts industry. Students studying at CDET-accredited schools

can be completely confident that they are receiving the highest

quality of industry-endorsed training which has undergone

rigorous inspection prior to accreditation.

These courses enable students to develop the essential

skills needed to sustain a career in the demanding

world of professional dance and musical theatre.

You can find out more about

CDET accredited schools and

the courses they offer by visiting

our website and clicking on

Professional Training. Here you

will find a direct link to all the

accredited schools’ websites in

one easy to navigate location.

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Bird College, Benedict Johnson

Cambridge Perorming Arts, Rog Palmer

Tring Park School, Brian O’Carroll

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Finding the funds to study on dance and musical

theatre courses can be difficult. A course at a

CDET accredited professional training school

can cost anything between £7,000 and £13,000

per year depending on where you study.

Different sources of funding are available.

Dance and Drama Awards (DaDAs)

Government-funded Dance and Drama Awards

(DaDAs) will continue to be available in

2013/14, for new students starting courses

as well as continuing learners. Awards for new

students will however now be income assessed

for both school fees and maintenance on the

basis of a national scale – with students from

lower income families contributing less and

those from higher income families contributing

more. Arrangements for existing students

who will be entering their second or third year

of study in 2013 will remain unchanged,

until these students have finished their

courses. For more information including the

national scale please click on the funding tab

on the CDET website.

FundingApplication for Membership Status SchoolsProviding full-time professional training

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An AMS School is a professional training

provider working towards full accreditation,

but one which has not, as yet, undergone an

accreditation assessment visit.

AMS schools must meet initial accreditation

criteria as a condition of AMS membership.

School DaDA HE FEArts Educational Schools London � � �

Bird College � � �

Cambridge Performing Arts � �

The Centre For Performing Arts �

CPA Studios �

Elmhurst School for Dance � �

English National Ballet School � �

Expressions Performing Arts �

The Hammond School � �

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts � � �

KS Dance �

Laine Theatre Arts � �

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts �

Liverpool Theatre School � �

London Studio Centre �

Masters Performing Arts �

Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama �

Millennium Performing Arts � �

Northern Ballet School � �

Performers College � �

SLP College � �

Stella Mann College �

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts � �

Urdang Academy � � �

Creative Academy

Italia Conti Arts Centre Guildford

Mandy Ellen Performing Arts College

Sage Academy of Performing Arts

WAC Performing Arts and Media College

You can find out more about the

schools that are currently working

towards accreditation by visiting

our website and clicking on

Professional Training. Here you

will find a direct link to all the

AMS schools’ websites in one

easy to navigate location.

To find out more information about funding, including

useful links, visit our website and click on the funding tab.

Higher Education (HE)

UK and EU students entering Higher Education

are eligible to apply for a tuition fee loan of

up to £9,000 or £6,000 at a private university

or college in 2013/14. Students following

HE dance or musical theatre courses do

not qualify for DaDAs.

Further Education

Some courses may not be funded by any awards.

In these cases, students are responsible for the

full cost of fees and may need to secure private

funding via loans, scholarships and trusts.

Students may also wish to consider a

Professional and Career Development loan.

Repayment starts upon graduation.

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) pays the interest

on the loan whilst the student is studying and

for one month after graduation.

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Photos: Sage Academy

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Validated Awarding OrganisationsExamining institutions offering graded and vocational graded qualifications in dance and musical theatre

British Ballet Organization (BBO)

British Theatre Dance Association (BTDA)

Graded Qualifications Alliance (GQAL)

Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD)

International Dance Teachers' Association (IDTA)

National Association of Teachers of Dancing (NATD)

Professional Teachers of Dancing (PTD)

Rockschool (Performance Arts Awards)

Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)

Russian Ballet Society (RBS)

Spanish Dance Society (SDS)

United Kingdom Alliance of ProfessionalTeachers of Dancing and Kindred Arts (UKA)

www.cdet.org.uk

CDET validates many of the world’s leading

awarding organisations offering graded, vocational

and diploma examinations across dance and

musical theatre performance as well as teaching.

Most of these awarding organisations are also

recognised by Ofqual and have their qualifications

regulated on the Qualifications and Credit

Framework (QCF) which is mapped to the wider

European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

These Dance Awarding Organisationsare validated by the Council

These organisations arecurrently Corporate Members

CDET has two categories of membership

for Awarding Organisations:

� Validated Dance Awarding Organisations

� Corporate Members

Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance (SDTA)

British Association of Teachers of Dancing (BATD)

Trinity College London (Dance and Musical Theatre Provision)

United Teachers of Dance (UTD)

BBO

NATD

RAD, David Tett

Recognised AwardsFor teachers and schools of dance and musical theatre

DTAPDance Training and Accreditation Partnership

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The awards are delivered byCDET in association with:

Example policies, guidelines and

application forms are available on our website

or you can request a copy by emailing recognised@cdet.org.uk

The Awards confirm that:

n Teachers hold a relevant qualification or have sufficient

professional experience to deliver effective teaching

n Teachers and Schools comply with a recognised

Code of Professional Conduct and have

appropriate insurance cover

n Schools ensure that all members of staff

hold an Enhanced CRB Disclosure and have

an appropriate Health and Safety policy in place

The Council’s Recognised Awards are a suite

of five industry designed standards

distinguishing dance and musical theatre

schools and teachers committed to upholding

safe and professional standards of practice.

The Council’s awards enable students to make

an informed choice about the schools and

teachers with whom they wish to study and allow

them to be confident that those holding the

CDET Recognised Awardsmeet the Council’s

Requirements of professional dance teaching practice.

You can find your nearest CDET Recognised Award holders

by entering your postcode into the search box on the

Recognised Awards section of the CDET website.

Organisations forming the DTAP Consortium: Consultative Partners

Funded by Arts Council England, Council for Dance Education and Training,

and Exercise Movement and Dance Partnership as part of its investment from Sport England.

The Dance Training & Accreditation Partnership (DTAP) is a major dance industry-led initiative that

brings together a consortium of leading dance organisations committed to building capacity and

removing barriers to participation in dance. Through its work in the dance industry, DTAP aims to:

� Enhance the quality of leadership and facilitation in dance

� Build capacity to develop a qualified and skilled workforce to meet demand

� Develop regulation of leadership, teaching and facilitation beyond statutory education

� Develop greater collaboration on issues of quality, standards and good practice

DTAP initiatives include:

www.dtap.org.uk.

The Dance Register provides anationally recognised websitefor people who are looking fora suitably experienced and/orqualified dance teacher, leaderor artist. It also helps danceprofessionals reach a widerange of potential employersand participants, and topublicise their work, througha dedicated online profile.

Diploma in Dance Teaching andLearning (Children and YoungPeople) - DDTAL (CYP)

The diploma recently achieved QTLSstatus and benchmarks the practiceof dance artists and practitionersworking with children and youngpeople. DDTAL (CYP) is a TrinityCollege London qualification,commissioned by DTAP.

For information on courseproviders go to:

National OccupationalStandards in Dance Leadership

These nationally-recognisedprofessional standards, created bythe Foundation for CommunityDance and Creative & CulturalSkills in consultation with thewider dance industry, apply to theteaching and leading of dance forpeople of all ages, abilities, andlevels of engagement. DTAP is nowinitiating a Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) Frameworkfor dance artists and practitioners.

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Aspire is an annual joint initiative funded by CDET

working with londondance.com at Sadler’s Wells.

The three tiered dance mentoring scheme partners up a

young person showing particular promise and ambition,

with a professional dance student who is in turn

matched with a professional mentor. The objectives are:

Initiatives

� To open up channels of communication between

the youth dance sector and professional schools

� To clarify progression routes for young people by

enabling them to explore the pros and cons of

choosing a vocation in dance, via access to a

student mentor currently in full-time training

� To provide a stepping stone between life

within a professional school and the industry

Students attending one of the Council’s accredited

professional schools will receive full information on

the Aspire scheme during their second year of study.

For information on how

to become involved in either

initiative, visit our website

and click on the news section

Photos: Aspire

Discover a Career in Dance at

CDET hosts this event in partnership with Move It, the festival

of Dance held annually at Olympia, London. The day includes

activities, seminars and workshops which provide high-quality,

relevant and up-to-date information and guidance about

further education, training and career opportunities in the

dance and musical theatre industries. It is specifically tailored

to meet the needs of young people in the 14-18 age range.

The day is divided into workshops which in 2013 include:

Q & A Industry Panel, Dance Behind the Scenes,

Audition Technique and Performance Technique.

Dance UKThe National Voice for Dance

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Partner Organisations

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EquityThe UK trade union for professional performersand creative practitioners

Urdang Academy

CDET works with the following organisations on a variety of different initiatives.

Further information on these initiatives and links to partner organisations

can be found on the CDET website.

Arts Council EnglandDeveloping, promoting and investing in the arts in England

National Dance Teachers AssociationThe leading subject association for dance in schools. A membershiporganisation led by a team of teachers and dance education professionals

Foundation for Community DanceThe professional organisation for anyone involved in creatingopportunities for people to experience and participate in dance

SpotlightProfessional Acting Jobs and Auditions since 1927, casting servicesand professional stage, film, theatre and television jobs

The Society of London TheatrePromoting theatre across the capital since 1908

South Asian Dance AllianceThe definitive information resourcefor South Asian Dance in the UK

Theatre Management AssociationIndustry body and main support networkfor theatre managers in the UK

Youth Dance EnglandThe national organisation that champions excellencein dance for and with children and young people

Association of Dance of the African DiasporaSupporting the practice and appreciationof Dance of the African Diaspora

Creative and Cultural SkillsSector Skills Council for crafts, cultural heritage,design, literature, music, performing and visual arts

Dancer’s Career DevelopmentBody dedicated to enhancing every dancerscareer, offering counselling, advice and guidance

Dance Training and Accreditation PartnershipConsortium of leading dance organisations committed to building capacityand removing barriers to participation for people of all ages and abilities

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Council for Dance Education and Training

The Council for Dance Education and Training

provides quality assurance for the professional

dance, dance teaching and musical theatre

industries. It is the first point of contact for those

seeking information on accredited education

and training in the UK.

The Council negotiates with government bodies,

as well as national and international agencies on

behalf of accredited private and public sector

performing arts organisations.

The Council:

� accredits professional training programmes in

vocational dance and musical theatre schools

� validates the qualifications of

Dance Awarding Organisations

� recognises, by means of its Recognised Awards

scheme, dance and performing arts schools

and teachers

� produces the UK Guide - the definitive resource

for those seeking guidance on professional

dance and musical theatre tuition in the UK

� offers a comprehensive and free information

service, Answers for Dancers for students,

parents, teachers, dance artists and employers

on all aspects of dance education and training

Front cover: Tring Park School, Brian O’Carroll

Back cover: Elmhurst School, Tim Cross