RBS Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme

[Peanut68]

5 hours ago, Blue Box Ballet said:

m heartened to hear that so many teachers who enter students for exams don’t simply teach to the test but I do agree that it takes an institution like RBS to re-ignite this conversation even if ultimately their programme isn’t right for you.

A good point as yes, it has opened an interesting dialogue & certainly made me realise that too often syllabus training to exam entry takes over - particularly where a student has perhaps just 1 x45min weekly lesson.

But I do also appreciate that parents/fee payers want to see progress & often they see this best measured by progression through grades & having a certificate. And of course performance opportunities are getting harder for dance schools to facilitate - even before Covid - with the expense & time commitments etc. 

It is a sign of the times too that online is the new platform for assessment & even perhaps performance. Covid has kind of allowed a speed up of this inevitable development....sadly IMHO

[Jan McNulty]

I've come across this article in Dance Australia:

 

https://www.danceaustralia.com.au/expertise/is-there-a-better-way-to-approach-syllabus

 

[Laura_ballet]

8 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

I've come across this article in Dance Australia:

 

https://www.danceaustralia.com.au/expertise/is-there-a-better-way-to-approach-syllabus

 

Really interesting read. Thanks for sharing