UCAS

Many of our students and teachers undertake further studies through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Service). The ISTD fully supports its members wanting to further their education, whether this be within the field of dance or in a broader sense.

At present, people who hold graded or vocationally graded ISTD qualifications can put them on their UCAS form (please see article in DANCE Winter 2007). However, these qualifications are not currently included in the UCAS tariff and therefore, although institutions may take them into account when offering places, points cannot be allotted to them.

The ISTD has been in talks with the other Awarding Bodies and the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET) to bring the graded and vocationally graded qualification into the tariff in the future. However, due to an internal review of the UCAS tariff system, no new qualifications are being brought into the tariff at present.

Once this internal review is complete, the ISTD will continue to work towards the recognition of our graded and vocationally graded qualifications within the tariff and will publicise any future developments through DANCE magazine.