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The current level of employer contribution is 23.68% of teacher salary. The new % is more than a 20% increase to 26.68% of salary paid in by employer to pension. In state schools the govt pays that figure into pensions. Independent isn't gov funded so the school has to meet that increase.

Waitlist for us. First time it’s not been a no so she’s happy. Randomly. Ah welll fingers crossed!

Don’t believe results come out until april

White lodge finals results are out so maybe summer intensive emails next!

Try Fit The Mould- great variety of dance, fun activities. There’s a dance and a musical theatre option https://www.fitthemould.com/events

Hi. My daughter was offered a place year 7 which we didn’t end up taking as wasn’t right at the time. She auditioned again year 9 and got a place. We know plenty of people who’ve had ‘no’s’ so she absolutely didn’t get a place because she might pay - all the dancers are a great standard so don’t take away from the achievement of the offer. You also need to remember that they can’t offer to more people than they have room for as (though unlikely) what if everyone said yes?! Year 8 isn’t a main year entry either so even less spaces than say the year 7 intake. you need to do what’s right for you and your family but congrats for the offer and if she doesn’t take it this time then she’s clearly on the right track and if it’s right for her in one or two or more years time she’ll have offers then

I’d love to be able to ask some questions about school life at Tring. Daughter has been offered a place but I don’t feel I know enough about it. I’ve sent some questions to the school direct but would love a parent’s viewpoint. Anyone willing to let me ask them a few (hopefully easy!) questions pls message me. Also, if anyone knows the following: do students that get places in the year 7/8/9 stage automatically get a place to yrs 10/11 or do they all have to re-audition and no guarantee. If re-audition does anyone know roughly how many get to stay? many thanks

Just a question. Why do Yorkshire ballet seminars ask for child’s weight (and height) on application form? Seems a bit odd for a week’s residential scheme? I had hoped the ballet world had moved on from this a bit

Hi! 4Dance.co.uk (branches in Walton on Thames and Byfleet sell Russian pointe and you can buy on line

Ballet boost summer course at pineapple is great! My daughter did juniors for 2 yrs from the same age as yours, lovely teachers and variety of guest teachers etc

I think they’ve just changed the name for this year!

I tried adult ballet- briefly- and whilst I don’t have particularly wide feet or short toes they’re not slim and long either. Best ones for me were So Danca, they also did a ‘wide fit’ though that might be dependant on your definition of wide. The non-wide ones fitted me so there definitely were wider ones available. Not sure on vamp though sorry

Hi - left it too late to apply for Central associates this year, but their recent building move posts have reminded me to look for a bit more info. So I know I’ve missed this year’s application (I think!) but can’t find much info on here about the associates scheme as opposed the the school itself. So- any current associate families- I know lockdown/zoom will have given different experiences but (normally) how big are the classes? Is the teaching consistent ie same teacher each week so gets to know your child? Do you think your children have progressed- any first hand comparisons with other schemes also welcome! Thanks in advance!

My daughter did her first audition age 8. It was a lovely experience as we went with friends and made a day of it. We explained ahead that there were lots of people applying and the experience was the main thing. If she got it great but looking at the numbers there would be a lot more no’s than yes’s and to be honest by the time the results came she’d pretty much forgotten about it. But oh was she so much more confident for the next (and the next, and the next...). The issue of explaining about body shape etc comes much later and actually our daughter understands that, i think, in a very healthy way. She never thinks that she has the ‘wrong’ shape just that she wasn’t what those people were looking for on the day. At the next one she might be (and has been). It’s all in how you communicate it and don’t build it up too much or make too big a thing of it.

We’ve been back in studio since mid April after the Easter hols- are you talking about adult classes?