Join our community of world-class teachers
Become Eligible for RAD Registered Teacher Status (RAD RTS) and teach dance with the RAD. Qualification opens the door to a world of benefits to take your teaching career to the next level and bring recognition of your skills and experience.
Becoming an RAD Registered Teacher allows you to:
- appear on the global RAD Register of Teachers, strengthening your reputation,
- enter your students for RAD exams, a hallmark of excellence in dance training,
- enjoy the backing of a professional membership scheme, ensuring you receive the support and resources you need,
- take part in tailored professional development, enriching your teaching skills and staying ahead of industry trends, and
- be part of a vibrant global community of like-minded educators, collaborating, inspiring, and supporting across borders. And, you’ll increase your employability with a globally recognised professional qualification.
How to become a dance teacher with the RAD
RAD Registered Teachers are recognised as having undergone the education and training to give them the skills and knowledge to teach dance. Only dance teachers who meet our professional standards can be registered with us.
There are four routes to becoming eligible for RAD RTS. These include a new route for teachers holding a recognised qualification from a different awarding body:
1. Train as a dance teacher with us
We are a specialist dance education provider with 100 years of experience of inspiring, cultivating, and supporting dance teachers around the world. We offer many different programmes offering eligibility for RAD RTS.
2. Complete our Access Route for students of honours dance degree programmes
Students or recent graduates of a degree that includes modules in dance pedagogy and ballet technique, may become eligible for RAD RTS by completing our additional training modules.
3. Complete our Access Route for students of accredited vocational dance programmes
Vocational dance students (or recent graduates) of an accredited training provider, may become eligible for RAD RTS by completing the additional training modules we offer.
4. Dance teachers recognised by another dance awarding society
Dance teachers who already have a Level 4 or equivalent dance teaching qualification (any genre) from a different awarding society, may become eligible for RAD RTS by completing CPD within their first year of membership if approved.
“She was more than my teacher. She was like a guide, a friend, a parent. I’m really, really grateful for everything she has done.”
Dipesh Verma, Rambert Dancer
Already eligible for Registered Teacher Status?
As a recent graduate of a teacher training programme with us, you can apply for membership directly to become RAD RTS and teach dance.
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