CDET - Council for Dance Education and Training

The Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET)

providing quality assurance for the professional dance and musical theatre industries

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	Guidelines for Recognised Awards
	Recognised School Application Form
	Recognised Qualified Teacher Application (QTS) Form
	Recognised Qualified Teacher (QTLS) Form
	Approved Teacher Application Form
	Registered Instructor Application Form

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Recognised School


A Recognised School (RS) is a pre-vocational or non-vocational dance or musical theatre school that has been awarded the Council for Dance Education and Training certificate of good professional practice.	A Recognised School is one which is committed to putting the safety of its pupils first and has demonstrated that it meets the following requirements of professional practice.

Nine Requirements for Recognised Schools
Professional policies and procedures – have appropriate policies and adhere to strict procedures in respect of the following: health and safety (including safe dance practice), equal opportunities and customer service (including, without limitation, in respect of dealing with any complaints which the school receives) A Children and Vulnerable Adults Protection Policy and Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau /Disclosure and Barring Service (CRB/ DBS) disclosure - hold and adhere to a Children and Vulnerable Adults Protection Policy. As part of this policy, to ensure valid, enhanced Criminal Records Bureau/Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure is in place for all members of staff including teachers, administrators and ancillary staff or its equivalent where available. Insurance - hold appropriate and adequate insurance Code of Professional Conduct and Practice - adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct and Practice of the Council for Dance Education and Training or an equivalent code recognised by the Council	Information disclosure - prominently display at all times, enable students to access or provide on request to all students a copy of the Nine Requirements for Recognised Schools, full routine and emergency contact details, timetables and details of venues and examinations, public performances, competitions and / or displays Teaching qualifications and experience - ensure the majority of teaching is delivered by teachers who hold a Council, Ofqual, TDA or other government recognised teaching qualification or level three or above on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF); or are actively studying towards such a teaching qualification, where such a qualification exists. In this situation, teachers not holding or working towards such a teaching qualification will be in the minority but must still demonstrate professional teaching or training experience to the satisfaction of the Council Teaching Contracts - employ or engage all teachers working at the school on appropriate contracts Staff appraisal procedure and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)- operate an annual staff appraisal procedure and deliver a Continuing Professional Development policy for teaching staff within the organisation Accounts and Finance - keep formal accounts which should be independently inspected or audited where required by law

To find your nearest Recognised School click here To apply to become a Recognised School click here	“Sending my child to a Recognised School means I know the school is committed to putting the safety of my child first”. B. Jacobs. Parent of child attending Dance Foundation.