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Syllabus Strategies: Focus on Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate CPD Course

Tuesday 27 May 2025

10am – 5pm BST

Events → Short course/Workshop → Syllabus Strategies: Focus on Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate CPD Course

Event Date:

Tuesday 27 May 2025

Event Time:

10am – 5pm BST

Location:

Available Online?

No

Who’s it for?

This course is open to all ballet teachers. It is recommended for mid-career teachers.

Fee:

Members: £112 | €132 | $143
Non-Members: £156 | €184 | $199

Contact:

cpd@rad.org.uk

A one-day practical course in which participating teachers will gain an understanding of how to teach the Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate syllabi. Learning activities will focus on creating appropriate development exercises to encourage an accurate interpretation of the criteria used in the mark scheme of the examination.

Aim

The Syllabus Strategies Course is designed to: 

  • Look in depth at the philosophy of the work, 
  • Offer a chance to improve understanding of specific areas within the syllabus, particularly in regards to technical, musical and performance aspects of the work, as identified by examiners during examinations,
  • Reflect on the relevance and interpretation of the assessment criteria in selected exercises and dances,
  • Provide a platform to discuss, explore and develop strategies to strengthen areas of the work, and
  • Support the creation of development exercises for Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate students by defining the requisite skills and knowledge to do so. 

Attendees at the course will be better able to understand the ‘how’ of teaching the syllabus, increase knowledge of the assessment criteria and gain insight into how the candidates are generally coping in the examinations.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to: 

  • demonstrate, physically and/or through explanation, an understanding of the technique/s at each level, and  
  • discuss the relevance and interpretation of the assessment criteria in selected exercises and dances 

Participants will have knowledge and understanding of approaches to help their learners develop the necessary strength and understanding to achieve the requirements of the assessment criteria in the examination.

Venue

The Dance Studio Leeds, LS9 7SW

Please note, this course will be held in a studio on the first floor. There is no lift access.

Recommended Preparation

Participants should have knowledge of the exercises and variations of the RAD Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate syllabi.

Tutor

Beverley Spencer MA ARAD CBTS RTS AISTD DDI RAD Examiner

Beverley is a graduate of Royal Holloway University of London with a Master of Arts with Distinction. An Associate of the RAD, Beverley holds Registered Teacher Status with the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies and Diploma in Dance Instruction with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance.

Beverley has over three decades dance teaching experience throughout an extensive career as a dancer and choreographer with various companies for theatre productions, TV, and the music industry. In 2000, as lecturer and head of dance and drama departments in Post 16 education colleges and secondary schools in Lincolnshire, she introduced BTEC Dance and GCSE Dance onto the curriculum.

In the role of principal and director of Palma’s most prestigious ballet school, she created dance productions for the Auditorium de Palma for ten years. There, her teaching focused on classical technique, she entered students for grades and vocational exams and mentored teachers for the CBTS qualification.

Beverley was appointed Examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance in 2017, and CPD Tutor shortly after, and continues to teach in schools and colleges throughout the UK and Europe.

She recently joined the Royal Ballet School teaching team for the Northern associates programme. Many students go onto vocational training, and work in the industry, and achieve medal success at reputable competitions including the silver medallist and Audience Choice Award winner at The Fonteyn International Ballet competition 2024.

CPD Hours

8 hours Time-Valued CPD

Fees

Members of the Royal Academy of Dance receive discounts on all CPD activities.

How to book

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact the CPD Team, cpd@rad.org.uk.

Contact

If you have any questions about this activity, please contact the CPD Team, cpd@rad.org.uk.

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