News
Exciting conference updates! - Tuesday 25th October
We are busy putting the finishing touches to our Annual Conference and AGM happening at the Royal Opera House on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November 2011 and we have welcomed Natalie Siviter, NDTA Intern to assist in the co-ordination of the event. ...
Administrator wanted! - Monday 1st August
NDTA are looking for maternity cover for their Administrator post. The Administrator is responsible for the business coming through the office on a day-to-day basis; for managing administrative and financial systems, providing administrative support fo...
Internship Opputunity - Tuesday 26th July
The NDTA are offering an exciting internship for someone who is interested in gaining experience of working in the dance sector, Arts administration and project co-ordination. The Intern will learn about a variety of different areas of the organisation...
Full conference session information now avaliable! - Thursday 14th July
Pace of Change - Time for a new beginning Annual Conference and AGM 201111th and 12th November 2011Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, LondonThe schedule and details of sessions are now avaliable. click here to download.Cleck here for more information.
U.Dance 2012 - Call for applications to perform in London at new major youth dance festival - Monday 11th July
Applications have now opened for young dancers from around the UK to perform at U.Dance 2012 at Southbank Centre in July of next year.The event, which will take place between 13th and 16th July 2012, will include three evening performances, open worksh...
National Dance Teachers Association is looking for a Treasurer to join their Board of Directors - Monday 6th June
The National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA) is the leading subject association for dance in schools. They are a membership organisation and charity set up by teachers for teachers and work to ensure that all young people in the UK have equal access ...
National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Dance Leadership - Tuesday 21st June
DTAP (Dance Training Accreditation Partnership) and Creative & Cultural Skills are delighted to announce the publication of the first National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Dance Leadership. NOS, which can be applied to any profession, are used t...
NDTA Honorary Member Awarded USA National Dance Education Organization OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD for 2011 - Monday 6th June
NDTA Honorary Member Jacqueline Smith-Autard has been awarded the USA National Dance Education Organization OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD for 2011! The notification states: 'This honor recognizes your ongoing commitment to advancing the field of dance e...
Darren Henley begins review of cultural education - Monday 11th April
The Minister for Culture has launched a review ofcultural education. It will be undertaken by Darren Henley and be supported bya secretariat from Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Departmentfor Education (DfE).You can find details o...
Now Enrolling - PG Cert Education: Critical understanding in dance education - Monday 4th April
The NDTA and the University of Chester are now ready to enroll participants on the new Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Dance). This qualification does not gave participants qualified teacher status but is the first step towards getting a Master...
Young People's Dance: A Ten Year Vision - Monday 28th March
A Ten Year Vision 2010 - 2020 for the development of dance for children and young people. Please see the downloadable PDF on the right.The Ten Year Vision shows where children and young people's dance is now and where we want it to be by 2020. It has b...
Primary school staffing: government acts on key recommendation of Cambridge Primary Review - Monday 14th February
One of the key recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review, whose final report was published just over a year ago, was that the government should undertake an enquiry into the capacity of primary schools to deliver a broad curriculum to a consisten...
Henley Music Review - Monday 14th February
Please click on the PDF to view a review by Darren Henley for the Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
YDE Director and NDTA Honorary Member Awarded MBE - Tuesday 25th January
YDE Director and NDTA Honorary Member Awarded MBELinda Jasper, Director of Youth Dance England, has been awarded an MBE for services to dance in the New Year’s Honours List.Linda is the founder and director of Youth Dance England, the natio...
Future Plans for NDTA - Monday 13th December
Julia Williams, Director, made an inspiring speech at NDTA launch event this weekend to welcome us to our new venue at The Hippodrome, Birmingham. Here is her Power Point presentation which will now directly influence business planning.Julia is always ...
DTAP update for NDTA members - Wednesday 15th December
DTAP is the Dance Training Accreditation Partnership of leading national dance organisations working to increase professional recognition for those who work as dance teachers and leaders outside formal state education. DTAP aims to make its w...
The Schools White Paper 2010 - Thursday 25th November
The Department for Education has released the Schools White Paper 2010 titled The Importance of Teaching. You can download a copy using the link below.
AQA GCSE Dance Standardising Meetings - Tuesday 21st September
AQA GCSE Dance Teacher Standardising Meetings are now available to book online at the following link:http://events.aqa.org.uk/ebooking/ViewMeetings.jsp?refresh=67958679All teachers must attend a standardising meeting for this series. Please book your p...
YDE's School Dance Co-ordinators Report - Tuesday 6th April
The School Dance Coordinator pilot programme is a strand of Youth Dance England's national youth dance development programme. The first School Dance Coordinators took up their posts in April 2009. This interim Report marks the completion of the se...
NDTA partnership with Memory4Teachers - Tuesday 9th March
Memory4Teachers is a major ICT initiative which involves the FREE provision of USB memory sticks for all Head Teachers, Teachers, School Business Managers and all support staff. The memory sticks feature full password security, virus protection and enc...