STUDYING AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE, LONDON PROFESSIONAL DANCER’S TEACHING DIPLOMA
This programme is designed to meet the needs of the professional dancer wishing to gain the necessary knowledge, skills and experience in order to teach and extend career and employment opportunities. Graduates from this programme are eligible for registration as teachers with the Royal Academy of Dance, enabling them to enter candidates for RAD examinations anywhere in the world. The programme also provides a platform for further study towards a degree, postgraduate award and/or a UK government recognised teaching qualification.
CONTENT This programme provides a focused study of dance teaching which will equip professional dancers for entry into the teaching profession. The programme comprises three interrelated modules which are studied concurrently so that each module can support the others in an integrated and coherent learning experience.
PD1 Professional Values and Practice (10 credits). This module covers the structure and requirements for dance teaching, including professional standards for teachers, codes of conduct, and the concepts of lifelong learning and continuing professional development. The module builds on prior knowledge, understanding and skills in order to redirect focus from performance to teaching.
PD2 Dance Curricula (20 credits). This module is designed to extend dance knowledge beyond individual performance careers to embrace a range of dance and ballet syllabi, curricula and examination frameworks, including the work of the RAD. You will study through lectures, practical sessions and observation of teaching in different contexts.
PD3 Learning and Teaching (30 credits). You will gradually build the skills needed to teach dance through observation of teaching, peer teaching and teaching practice. In-depth knowledge of ballet technique provides the basis for developing skills in the planning, delivery and assessment of effective teaching. You are supported with on-going verbal and written feedback on your progress throughout the programme: the module is assessed through a practical teaching examination followed by a brief discussion of the class.
DELIVERY The programme is delivered full-time Monday-Friday for twelve consecutive weeks. Students are required to attend all timetabled sessions but have allocated time for independent study either at the Academy or from home.
ASSESSMENT Two of the modules are assessed through written assignments. PD1 module assessment involves a Professional Development Portfolio comprising a CV and career plan, whilst in PD2, you are required to plan teaching for a specific context. In PD3 you will undertake a practical teaching examination followed by a short interview with your Examiners.
AWARD Successful completion of the programme leads to the award of Professional Dancer’s Teaching Diploma. Holders of this award are eligible to apply for registration as teachers with the Royal Academy of Dance.
FURTHER STUDY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Students who complete the Professional Dancer’s Teaching Diploma may be eligible to continue their studies in order to gain an undergraduate or masters level degree, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status (QTLS).
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