Supporting our teachers to thrive within their communities. Book now to gain practical advice to help you and your businesses grow.
You told us that support for your businesses and advocacy in dance was essential. Throughout the summer programme, we’ll be sharing updates on the advocacy campaign, the business support tools that you can use to promote your dance classes and professional status and provide practical advice on how to develop your practice within schools and the community.
You will hear members and educators share the inspirational ideas behind how they developed their business models to reach out to schools and community groups, enabling more children to have access to dance.
You’ll also learn about our new policies around applications of reasonable adjustment (ARA) and inclusive content, giving you the information to help your students enter examinations.
Join your extensive dance teacher community, including colleagues from across the globe and the ISTD team, for open discussion and networking.
A full timetable of the event can be found here:
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Members' day
Welcome from CEO Ginny Brown (09:45 - 10:30 BST)
In this session we will be showcasing our national promotional campaign launching in September to advocate for the benefits of dance and bring new audiences to your studios.
Workshop – Build your business (10:45 - 11:45 BST)
Build your business by supercharging your marketing! Our Intro to Marketing Series, part of our advocacy campaign gives you pro tips on how to build new revenue streams and attract more dancers to your business. Join us as we take you through the tools and resources available to members.
Case studies – Inspirational ideas for business growth (12:00 - 13:00 BST)
Hear from some of our members working in schools and the community. Discover how they’ve approached reaching out to new students and be inspired to start your own projects. Did you know the ISTD offers a range of bursaries that can help fund projects to broaden access to dance? Find out how these funds have helped members reach new audiences, and how to apply for these funds.
Membership benefits - Working with partner organisations to support your business (13:30 - 14:15 BST)
The ISTD partners with a number of organisations to provide benefits to support your business. Join this webinar to hear from Gallagher Insurance and Dance Biz as they talk through how they can support your business needs and everyday practice.
Dance Directorate updates for all genres focusing on the new Application for Reasonable Adjustments process with Liz Dale and the Dance Team (14:30 - 16:00 BST)
Join Liz Dale and her team to hear about the new Application for Reasonable Adjustment Policy (ARA) which applies to all genres and supports teachers in moving forward with an inclusive approach to teaching. Liz and her team will also be outlining updated approaches to gender in our syllabi and discussing how teachers can use our soon to be published mark schemes to support teaching and learning. There will also be an opportunity to find out more about the funding opportunities that are available for ISTD teachers and students.
Business support
Workshop - Business support guides - 'Building your brand' and 'Grow your business'
In this short 15-minute session, the ISTD marketing team will be sharing a video tutorial outlining how best to utilise two business support guides, ‘Building your brand’ and ‘Grow your business’. These guides will be a point of reference, offering members the best marketing tips to help their businesses thrive post-pandemic.
These PDF guides will be available in the Members’ Area for download.
Workshop - Business support guides - 'Low-cost marketing' and 'Strategic marketing tips'
In this short 15-minute session, the ISTD marketing team will be sharing a video tutorial outlining how best to utilise two business support guides, ‘Low cost marketing’ and ‘Strategic marketing tips’. These guides will be a point of reference, offering members the best marketing tips to help their businesses thrive post-pandemic.
These PDF guides will be available in the Members’ area for download.
Workshop - Business support guides - 'Social media marketing'
In this short 15-minute session, the ISTD marketing team will be sharing a video tutorial outlining how best to utilise the business support guide, ’Social media marketing’. All five guides available will be a point of reference, offering members the best marketing tips to help their businesses thrive post-pandemic.
These PDF guides will be available in the Members’ area for download.
Workshop - How to use Canva to market your business
In this 45-minute session, the ISTD marketing team will be sharing a video tutorial outlining how best to utilise the Canva social media templates available to members. These ISTD campaign templates can be adapted to add to your business logo for example and is a quick and efficient way to create assets for your social channels.
CPD courses
Preparing to teach beyond the studio
Behaviour Management
Teaching strategies for delivering dance
Member discounts
Early bird member discount code: 22CPDSP3C
Mexico, Malaysia, South Africa and Vietnam members: Please email us to receive your unique discount code.
For 2022, if Society members book within the first 3 weeks, they will receive an extra 10% off the standard member price. This means that courses will be priced at £9.40 per hour instead of the standard £11 (for members). The course will remain at £16 for non-members.
All member discounts can be applied via a unique discount code. Therefore, please ensure that you enter this before selecting your tickets on Eventbrite. If you have not entered your discount code, please restart your booking and apply the relevant discount, in order to receive member pricing.
Further information
Times and dates: Please note that all course dates and times are stated in British Summer Time. Courses will include time for breaks; however, the exact timing of this break may vary from course to course.
Lecturers: In the instance of a change to availability, we may need to find an alternative lecturer (than the one originally listed) to lead a course. This will not affect the content covered in the course.
CPD hours: All hours stated next to each course refer to the earned CPD hours. This will be reflected on each certificate of attendance that you will receive.
Waiting list: If a course you wish to attend has sold out, please contact us via email coursebookings@istd.org to be added to the waiting list.
Terms and conditions: Please refer below for the full terms and conditions of your booking, including details about refunds.
Further questions: If you have any further questions, please contact coursebookings@istd.org and a member of the CPD team will get back to you.
Please read the Terms and Conditions before booking.