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Dance: Sixth Form



Sixth Form students are accepted for their physical facility and aptitude. These are the essential qualities necessary to complete an intensive training such as that required to meet the ever-increasing demands of dance companies. By the end of this three-year programme, students should have developed the range of techniques, artistry, self-belief and maturity to accept responsibility for their own progress within a major dance company and should know an expanded repertoire of classical
and contemporary works.

Sixth Formers study for the National Diploma in Professional Dance, awarded by Trinity College, London. This is a Level 6 qualification, which is recognised on the new Further Education Qualification Framework as the vocational equivalent of an honours degree. It consists of modules that are assessed both internally and externally and moderated externally throughout the three-year course.

Ofsted Report
The Ofsted (The Office of Standards in Education) inspection report of this course listed the school's key strengths as 'very good and outstanding teaching; highly effective strategic management; high technical standards; high standards of performance in productions; thorough pastoral and academic support; effective staff appraisal'. In addition classes were said to be 'well structured and teaching focuses effectively on each discipline and its particular requirements'.

Students may enter, at the discretion of the Artistic Director, the following competitions: Young British Dancer of the Year, Phyllis Bedells Bursary, Solo Seal Award, the Molly Lake Award, the Genée International Ballet Competition and the Prix de Lausanne.

Summary of Course
Duration of course: three years, full time
Entry: application, audition and interview
Minimum acceptance age: 16 years (in certain circumstances, students aged 15 may be accepted but these students are ineligible for Dance and Drama Awards)
Funding status: students may be either self-funded or be in receipt of a Dance and Drama Award
External qualifications (optional): RAD Major Executant Examinations.

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Dance: Sixth Form



Sixth Form students are accepted for their physical facility and aptitude. These are the essential qualities necessary to complete an intensive training such as that required to meet the ever-increasing demands of dance companies. By the end of this three-year programme, students should have developed the range of techniques, artistry, self-belief and maturity to accept responsibility for their own progress within a major dance company and should know an expanded repertoire of classical
and contemporary works.

Sixth Formers study for the National Diploma in Professional Dance, awarded by Trinity College, London. This is a Level 6 qualification, which is recognised on the new Further Education Qualification Framework as the vocational equivalent of an honours degree. It consists of modules that are assessed both internally and externally and moderated externally throughout the three-year course.

Ofsted Report
The Ofsted (The Office of Standards in Education) inspection report of this course listed the school's key strengths as 'very good and outstanding teaching; highly effective strategic management; high technical standards; high standards of performance in productions; thorough pastoral and academic support; effective staff appraisal'. In addition classes were said to be 'well structured and teaching focuses effectively on each discipline and its particular requirements'.

Students may enter, at the discretion of the Artistic Director, the following competitions: Young British Dancer of the Year, Phyllis Bedells Bursary, Solo Seal Award, the Molly Lake Award, the Genée International Ballet Competition and the Prix de Lausanne.

Summary of Course
Duration of course: three years, full time
Entry: application, audition and interview
Minimum acceptance age: 16 years (in certain circumstances, students aged 15 may be accepted but these students are ineligible for Dance and Drama Awards)
Funding status: students may be either self-funded or be in receipt of a Dance and Drama Award
External qualifications (optional): RAD Major Executant Examinations.

Curriculum | Dance and Drama Awards | Back

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