STUDYING AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE, LONDON POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION: DANCE TEACHING
This programme provides you with the opportunity to acquire the expertise to become a dance specialist teacher for the 14 –19 curriculum and gain UK government recognition as a teacher. Our graduates have gone on to enjoy highly successful careers working at the forefront of dance education as teachers and heads of department in schools and colleges across the country.
CONTENT The programme comprises three interrelated areas of study:
Dance Studies During the programme you will extend your knowledge of dance as a subject in secondary education and study a selection of dance specifications, courses and curricula. Whilst on site, you will have the opportunity to work with the Faculty of Education’s highly qualified teaching staff, study alongside other students on the programme and benefit from the Academy’s specialist dance facilities.
Professional Studies In preparation for teaching, you will be introduced to selected education theories and pedagogies and study the professional standards and requirements for all teachers working in the UK state sector. In order to gain Qualified Teacher Status, you will be required to demonstrate achievement of all of the Standards legislated by the UK government. Working towards these outcomes will form a dominant part of your study and your teaching placements in school.
School Experience and Teaching The third strand of the programme takes place in our Partnership Schools and Colleges in the form of two different School Experience and Teaching placements. During this time, you will build your experience by taking on different roles and responsibilities, undertaking carefully supervised teaching and becoming integrated in the life of the department and the school/college.
OUR PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Our Partnership Schools and Colleges are based in inner and outer London and the home counties of Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire. These provide diverse cultural environments for school experience and teaching placements. Many of our Partnership Schools’ and Colleges’ achievements in dance are recognised through Arts Mark, Beacon Status and Specialist Performing Arts Status awards.
DELIVERY The programme involves 12 weeks of full-time study on site at the RAD in London and 24 weeks in professional placements within schools or colleges. Modules located at the Academy are delivered through taught sessions including practical workshops, lectures and seminars. During your placements you will work with School-based Tutors who are dance specialists. You will further develop your knowledge and skills through a combination of observation, teaching and discussion with your tutors who will provide support on planning, teaching and self reflection.
ASSESSMENT Students are assessed against the QTS Standards throughout the programme. In addition, students complete two assignments: PGCE: DT 1 Resource Portfolio (20 credits), which is assessed at undergraduate level (Level 6) and PGCE: DT 2 Professional Practice Research Project (40 credits), which is assessed at postgraduate level (Level 7).
AWARD The programme leads to two awards: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) awarded by the RAD as an Initial Teacher Training Accredited Provider, and the Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching (PGCE), validated by the University of Surrey. Graduates from this programme may be eligible for registration as teachers with the Royal Academy of Dance.
FURTHER STUDY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Students who gain the PGCE: DT with QTS may continue their studies at M level or pursue a number of opportunities for continuing professional development in a variety of dance and education contexts. Following a period of teaching experience, PGCE: DT graduates may apply for enrolment on the Master of Teaching (Dance). See page 40 for information on this programme.
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