Dance86 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 16 hours ago, Lissieloo said: We also got our offer for year 10 via email today. Just waiting on the funding now! massive well done to everyone Edited February 9 by Dance86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance86 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Got an email today and DD has thankfully been offered a place for year 7. Still no letter.🙈 Now to wait to hear about funding🤞🏻. Do I complete the registration form soon? Or wait until I hear about funding? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traineedancemum Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 15 hours ago, Lissieloo said: Yes, I said we hadn't had any post this week and would they be able to send the outcome by email. X @Dance86 ring them now!!!!! I rang yesterday and they sent me an email within the hour, you’ve waited long enough x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumoftwogirls2023 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 minute ago, Dance86 said: Got an email today and DD has thankfully been offered a place for year 7. Still no letter.🙈 Now to wait to hear about funding🤞🏻. Do I complete the registration form soon? Or wait until I hear about funding? Hi! If you require funding for your DD to go then wait for the funding decision to be made before completing registration. For year 7 we should find out next week 🤞🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorna1 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 3 minutes ago, Dance86 said: Got an email today and DD has thankfully been offered a place for year 7. Still no letter.🙈 Now to wait to hear about funding🤞🏻. Do I complete the registration form soon? Or wait until I hear about funding? Apparently wait as we have til the 1st of March, but ive filled it in and paid as sometimes funding offers can come in the summer when people hand them back. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, jenalexandra78 said: Congrats everyone. My dd has been accepted on a place for diploma in dance but different to secondary, on the diploma letters it informs about funding. It's says she is on the reserve list for dada funding. Meaning others have been awarded above her. Diploma has no sign up fee so we are signed up in hope that we might get funding with movement. I emailed to ask if any indication of place on reserve list, but told a strong nope sorry. Few questions Do students actually get a no from diploma auditions??. Or is everyone accepted ? I'm happy but waiting game for us. Just wondered if anyone had info on if diploma students might decline places as much compared to younger end xxx Schools are not allowed to allocate DaDa funding until 1st March. This is a rule set by the DFE. Also until income information forms are sent in the school will not yet know how many students the Dada money will support. In fact, I don't think the schools even know how much they have in the pot in total until about March (though they can guesstimate from previous years). Edited February 9 by Jewel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenalexandra78 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 25 minutes ago, Jewel said: Schools are not allowed to allocate DaDa funding until 1st March. This is a rule set by the DFE. Also until income information forms are sent in the school will not yet know how many students the Dada money will support. In fact, I don't think the schools even know how much they have in the pot in total until about March (though they can guesstimate from previous years). So do you think they have said to most the same or picked the ones they will fund if they can. Them rest on reserve list ? .... xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 It's not the best wording but I would imagine that everyone has had the same letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margarite Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, jenalexandra78 said: Congrats everyone. My dd has been accepted on a place for diploma in dance but different to secondary, on the diploma letters it informs about funding. It's says she is on the reserve list for dada funding. Meaning others have been awarded above her. Diploma has no sign up fee so we are signed up in hope that we might get funding with movement. I emailed to ask if any indication of place on reserve list, but told a strong nope sorry. Few questions Do students actually get a no from diploma auditions??. Or is everyone accepted ? I'm happy but waiting game for us. Just wondered if anyone had info on if diploma students might decline places as much compared to younger end xxx Hiya, just to clarify that people do get ‘no’s’ from the diploma audition. They also cut people halfway through the day, my DD and her friends saw this happen at several Hammond auditions last year. So to get through the day is good, and to get an offer is even better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The way that Dada funding works at all schools/colleges is that everyone who is offered a place is ranked in order of perceived talent. At some point after 1st March the school/college offers DaDa funding to those at the top of the list. As DaDa funding is a pot of money rather than a set amount of awards they do not know at this point exactly how many funded places they can offer so they use data from previous years to help them. Applicants are asked to make a self declaration of parental income and the school/college uses these declarations to help them know how much money they need to allocate to each person. If a lot of the people at the top of the list are from high income families then they will need less support so the money will spread amongst more people so more awards may then be offered. Also applicants who hold more than offer may decline in favour of somewhere else. When my daughter was there she was offered a DaDa straight away but her friend was not offered one until much later in the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissieloo Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Does anyone know if funding outcomes will come via post or email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance86 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 54 minutes ago, Lissieloo said: Does anyone know if funding outcomes will come via post or email? I’d rather not know for a bit 🤣🙈. My nerves have been shot and my social life non existent due to being glued to my emails and spending a week staring out of the window….still no letter 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissieloo Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 11 minutes ago, Dance86 said: I’d rather not know for a bit 🤣🙈. My nerves have been shot and my social life non existent due to being glued to my emails and spending a week staring out of the window….still no letter 😆 😂yes I hear you! X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTMUM Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The letter arrived today. She's been offered a place but on the reserve list for the DADA? I'm confused 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorna1 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I have just received an email saying I will find out about mds funding on Monday! Oh my god I can't cope with the wait 😬 good luck everyone fingers crossed x 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So-not-a-Dancemom Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Do they ever ask for evidence of parental/household income, or is it just self declared? I've been 100% honest but I guess some may be more creative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetdancer Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 6 minutes ago, So-not-a-Dancemom said: Do they ever ask for evidence of parental/household income, or is it just self declared? I've been 100% honest but I guess some may be more creative? You can't be creative. It's a Governmant fund with a significant amount of paperwork 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margarite Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 6 minutes ago, So-not-a-Dancemom said: Do they ever ask for evidence of parental/household income, or is it just self declared? I've been 100% honest but I guess some may be more creative? As MDS and DaDa awards are from the government, they have to ask for evidence. I had to supply P60s and monthly payslips to evidence our income when we applied for a Dada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum1210 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 15 hours ago, lorna1 said: I have just received an email saying I will find out about mds funding on Monday! Oh my god I can't cope with the wait 😬 good luck everyone fingers crossed x My refresh button isn’t gonna know what’s hit it on Monday 😂 Good luck all 🤞x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorna1 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 8 minutes ago, Balletmum1210 said: My refresh button isn’t gonna know what’s hit it on Monday 😂 Good luck all 🤞x 😂😂 unless it's in the post 😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumoftwogirls2023 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Morning, we received an email this morning that my DD has been offered MDS will be approved once all paperwork is filled in. Good luck everyone 🤞🏻x 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissieloo Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 10 minutes ago, Mumoftwogirls2023 said: Morning, we received an email this morning that my DD has been offered MDS will be approved once all paperwork is filled in. Good luck everyone 🤞🏻x Oh how wonderful! Big congrats!!! X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorna1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 21 minutes ago, Mumoftwogirls2023 said: Morning, we received an email this morning that my DD has been offered MDS will be approved once all paperwork is filled in. Good luck everyone 🤞🏻x That's amazing well done, what year is your DD in? Least your not waiting all day 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum1210 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 29 minutes ago, Mumoftwogirls2023 said: Morning, we received an email this morning that my DD has been offered MDS will be approved once all paperwork is filled in. Good luck everyone 🤞🏻x Congratulations to your daughter! 🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 We’ve also been offered the MDS 🥳🥳 hope everyone waiting to hear does soon x 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 09/02/2024 at 19:35, So-not-a-Dancemom said: Do they ever ask for evidence of parental/household income, or is it just self declared? I've been 100% honest but I guess some may be more creative? Any ‘inventive accounting’ would be fraud & as such criminal as this is taxpayer money. Be aware also that if offered bursary funding from schools they have different forms & on these they may well ask for much more in-depth information such as wanting evidence of all savings accounts, shares owned, house value & outstanding mortgage, value of assets such as cars. It can feel a very invasive & rather terrifying process. But it is better any funding goes to help those genuinely with financial need rather than being more of a ‘merit scholarship’ (like with academic scholarships which are like winning a medal - & often only a nominal amount like 10% off fees). This is why bursary funding is usually referred to as ‘hardship funds’ at schools. Please all do be aware that finance info remains completely confidential & as such it is far far better that you encourage your youngsters NOT to discuss it. I always cringe when you see those photos in local papers with headline ‘Dancer receives full scholarship to X school’ Well, if it’s MDS funding then only if the family are at very bottom of income scale is it ‘full funding’ so that’s IMHO over sharing one’s financial details with the general public! MDS is NOT a scholarship- much as it can feel like it as it’s so hard fought to gain (NOT win) It definitely is an acknowledgment of talent but it also reflects a family’s financial need. Many dancers may well be from families who would not qualify & so do not apply for MDS funding. So having MDS is great but it is not a sign of ‘pecking order’ of dancers. Again - too often you hear of parents brag that they got 4 MDS offers blah blah blah. All they need is one & all the info they should share is the info of the one place they accept & a discreet acknowledgment that it’s made possible by government funding or school bursary. That is enough. I would like to say huge congratulations to all those young people being offered the chance to train in these schools. It can be an amazing opportunity but - word of caution - do NOT feel ‘owned’ or ‘ever so grateful’ or feel ‘silence bought’. You are still paying customers regardless of whether some of fees comes from taxpayer money or school charitable funds. It is NOT a reason to stay silent if things don’t feel right & it should never feel like it’s the schools trump cards to be gifted or removed at their whim. It certainly is part at the heart of some of recent issues at schools - fear of losing funding, fear of losing school place. Thus is why I again call for much more transparency & external auditing of the awarding and ongoing use of the government & any charity funding. Apologies of this ‘eyes wide open’ message is a bit bleak sounding. And please do enjoy successes & also those without the outcome they hoped for, continue on as you are as already you showed the right talent to get to this stage. Very many more routes to follow. Good Luck all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz1986 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Congratulations to everyone xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissieloo Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Does anyone know if they let us know if there is no funding for our child? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum1210 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 minute ago, Lissieloo said: Does anyone know if they let us know if there is no funding for our child? X Wondering the same. Radio silence here so can only assume no funding or reserve list, uh 😔x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorna1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 4 minutes ago, Balletmum1210 said: Wondering the same. Radio silence here so can only assume no funding or reserve list, uh 😔x I'm thinking the same, wondering whether to ring or email but it's only 10am 🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traineedancemum Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 15 minutes ago, Lissieloo said: Does anyone know if they let us know if there is no funding for our child? X That’s what I’m wondering now. Maybe year 7 funding has gone out first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumoftwogirls2023 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 We got an email on Friday to say funding would be going out today. So wondering if they will send an email out to those higher up the school once year 7/8 have all gone out?x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum1210 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 5 minutes ago, Traineedancemum said: That’s what I’m wondering now. Maybe year 7 funding has gone out first? If there are only between say 9-12 awards then I can’t imagine it would take this long to email them all out, unless they are still actively deliberating, but I can’t see that being the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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