11.00-12.30 – Presentation in the Olympia Room
13.00-17.00 – Individual mentoring sessions

NB - The Careers Day at MOVE IT is FREE to attend. However, you must purchase an entry ticket to enter MOVE IT.

Dance teaching in the UK is a changing profession. The qualifications and professional awards required to teach in some areas are changing too. The Dance Teachers Careers Day at this year's MOVE IT 2010 will help you get the inside track on the new developments taking place throughout Europe and how to choose the right qualifications for your future.

The Careers Day starts at 11.00 and will include an introduction from the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET), a keynote speaker, contributions from awarding bodies BBO, BTDA, ISTD and RAD and networking opportunities. From 13.00 onwards you will also have the opportunity to receive FREE one-to-one advice from any of the awarding bodies through individual mentoring sessions. These must be pre-booked by email - see booking details below. 

So, whether you are an experienced teacher of many years, a newly qualified teacher, a current student teacher or even if you are just finding out if dance teaching is right for you, this is an event not to be missed.

We recommed that you arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time of the Careers Day as seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

To book individual Mentoring Sessions with the Awarding Bodies, please contact the association via the email link below. There are limited spaces available so pre-book early to ensure your place!

British Ballet Organisation (BBO) - www.bbo.org.uk To book email - tq@bbo.org.uk

The BBO offer qualifications for dance teachers at all stages of their career. We offer part-time courses with full-time support with workshops, lectures and seminars delivered by a faculty of experts within dance and education. We provide individual mentoring for all students and ensure our courses focus on the fundamental principles of each dance genre rather than following any particular dance society syllabus. This approach has lead to teachers from a wide variety of backgrounds finding our qualifications to be relevant and valuable to their aspirations in the changing world of dance education and training.

British Theatre Dance Association (BTDA) - www.btda.org.uk To book email -info@btda.org.uk

The BTDA dance teaching awards are a suite of qualifications which recognise the knowledge, experience and ability in the teaching of dance regardless of discipline reflecting the diverse settings in which teachers are working, be they private dance schools or the community sector. The course is modular by design and completed in the main by correspondence.

The ISTD offers a wide portfolio of accredited and non-accredited teaching qualifications in a multitude of genre from Ballet and Ballroom to Disco/Freestyle and Modern Theatre.  The qualifications themselves provide dance teachers with generic teaching skills as well as particular insight into their chosen dance genre through a syllabus written by renowned experts within that genre.  Study is flexible with full-time, part-time and distance learning options as well as a full catalogue of continuous professional development seminars and training days throughout the year.

Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) - www.radeducation.org.uk To book email -   pmckoy@rad.org.uk

The Royal Academy of Dance, through its Faculty of Education, offers a unique portfolio of internationally recognised dance and dance teaching qualifications which enable trainee teachers, qualified teachers, professional dancers and other dance professionals gain qualifications designed to meet a broad spectrum of dance career aspirations.  The Faculty of Education offers postgraduate and undergraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates.  Programmes can be studied full-time, part-time, face-to face or by distance learning.   A programme of Continuing Professional Development is offered, both in the UK and internationally. Students are supported by a team of highly experienced and qualified tutors with many graduates from Faculty of Education programmes now taking leading roles in the dance profession.

At MOVE IT you’ll find a whole host of resources, advice and support for dance teachers. There are over 180 exhibitors from the dance industry offering products and services and there’s a fantastic seminar programme, in addition to the Careers Day line-up, which are also free to attend. Plus, there are over 100 live performances to watch and 250+ dance classes to choose from. Book your ticket here >>>