POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION: DANCE TEACHING
If you want to teach dance in UK secondary education then this programme is for you. The Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching (PGCE:DT) combines postgraduate studies with initial teacher training to give you a comprehensive preparation for dance teaching. The programme includes two teaching placements in secondary schools or colleges supported by regular periods of study at RAD Headquarters, London.
You will be introduced to the standards and requirements for government-recognised Qualified Teacher Status and work to fulfill these targets through the duration of your studies. You will be supported in your studies by School-based Tutors and RAD Tutors who will provide continuous feedback on your progress.
On successful completion of the PGCE:DT you will have gained a postgraduate qualification and Qualified Teacher Status and will be eligible to become a registered teacher with the RAD. Graduates from this programme can also apply for the Master of Teaching (Dance) with 60 credits exemption.
How is the programme taught?
The programme involves 12 weeks of full-time study onsite at the RAD in London and 24 weeks in professional placements within schools or colleges. Modules taught at the Academy are delivered through taught sessions including practical workshops, lectures and seminars. During your placements you will work alongside School-based Tutors who are dance specialists. You will develop your knowledge and skills through a combination
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of observation, teaching and discussion with your tutors who will provide support on planning, teaching and self reflection.
Employment prospects
We have a 100% employment rate and our graduates have gone on to secure jobs in a range of contexts, including secondary schools, academies, FE colleges and grammar schools nationwide. Many of our graduates move on to become Heads of Department and many of our School-based Tutors in Partnership Schools and colleges are former RAD graduates.
Programme breakdown
The programme comprises three interrelated areas of study: i) 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.
(ii) 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 the Standards legislated by the UK government.
(iii) 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.
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.
Assessment mode
Students are assessed against the QTS Standards throughout the programme. In addition, students complete three assignments as part of the postgraduate qualification.
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1 year full-time RAD, London
6-7 (120 credits) via UCAS £5,999 English
Entry requirements Undergraduate degree (with a minimum classification of 2.1) in dance or a related subject with a substantial dance component. Minimum grade C in GCSE English and Mathematics. Candidates will be required to have passed their QTS skills tests in literacy and numeracy to be accepted on the programme. At the time of the audition, if an applicant is in the process of undertaking these skills tests, he/she will be given a deadline to pass the tests if selected in the audition.
Audition
Successful applicants will be invited to an interview. Applicants will be asked to submit a DVD of a solo as part of the initial selection process. Based on the outcome of the assessment of this DVD extract, an applicant might be invited to an interview. The interview day involves a practical audition including modern dance class, the teaching of the short extract of the solo (submitted as part of the initial selection process), an interview, a key skills exercise, a
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Award
The programme leads to two awards: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching (PGCE: DT). Graduates from this programme may be eligible for registration as a dance teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance.
Further study and career development Following a period of teaching experience, graduates may apply for the Master of Teaching (Dance).
More Information Available at
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