Part of our performing arts objectives is to provide continued professional development for our feeder schools. The last time this was attempted it didn't attract enough teachers and
we had to cancel. This time Josie Williams, our community arts development officer invited all 67 primary schools in the borough and
all 25 places on the course were
soon taken!

Delivered by our head of dance Louise Harman on 25th January from 4 - 6pm the workshop was a practical session to give teachers ideas on how to develop dance routines to enhance topics in their schemes of work.

This included warm ups to devising performances, how to design a unit of work and essential dance resources.

A very successful event that the participants would like to develop further later in the year.

Feedback from participants

• 10 out of 19 said the workshop was excellent in aiding their personal development in dance.
• 9 out of 19 said the workshop was good in aiding their personal development in dance.
• The best element for me was being given a movement, adding to it and watching others perform.
• The resource guide we were given was very useful.
• I loved the practical elements of the workshop.
• I enjoyed the warm up ideas, but found the middle part of the lessons useful for structure.
• I liked the ideas on how to build up a sequence, confidence building and the handout was good for future reference.
• The best element was the topic based ideas to implement in cross curricular work.
• Several of us liked the recycling scheme of work.