They are designed for teachers who may not have a suitable venue of their own, who prefer the convenience of a centralised hub, or who have a lower volume of exam entries or live in remote locations where an examiner cannot routinely be scheduled.
ISTD currently offers two types of examination centre:
Both models ensure a professional examination experience, improve access for teachers, and support long‑term planning for schools - particularly those who cannot host examinations independently.
We will be holding London Centre examinations in the Autumn term at ISTD HQ and Central London venues between Saturday 17 October and Thursday 5 November.
To help us accommodate your exam request, please be as flexible as possible with your dates and provide us with least one alternative exam date on the application (if applicable for your genre).
Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades and Class Examinations
17, 26 October at ISTD HQ*
Cecchetti Ballet
Grades / Class Examinations / Cecchetti Awards / Vocational Grades / DDE (Unit 4) / Licentiate / Fellowship
TBC at The Place*
Imperial Classical Ballet
Vocational Grades / DDE (Unit 4) / Licentiate / Fellowship
TBC at The Place*
Modern Theatre/Tap
Vocational Grades / DDE (Unit 4) / Licentiate
22 October, 4, 5 November at ISTD HQ*
Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades and Class Examinations
18,27 October at ISTD HQ*
Contemporary
Vocational Grades
4 November at ISTD HQ*
Classical Indian Dance – Kathak
Grades – Vocational
TBC at ISTD HQ*
Classical Indian Dance – Bharatanatyam
Grades
TBC at ISTD HQ*
Street Dance
All Levels
15 November at ISTD HQ*
Applications open to both Theatre & Dancesport members
Please email ukdanceteachers@istd.org to request an application form, which must be completed and submitted to us by 7 September.
We will contact you regarding your allocated exam time/s by 14 September.
The payment deadline for all genres is 21 September
*ISTD HQ studio dimensions are 9.9m (length) x 7.95m (depth).
** The Place Studio dimensions TBC)
Once the timetable is confirmed and you have received the payment request email, you will have five working days to submit any change requests. Due to the complexity of scheduling, we may not be able to accommodate requests.
Please submit payment promptly as we cannot hold your booking once the payment deadline has passed.
Please note that London Centre and Regional Centres are only available to teachers who have less than 3 hours’ worth of examinations.
Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades and Class Examinations
14 December
Modern Theatre/Tap
Vocational Grades
15 December
Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades and Class Examinations
16 December
Imperial Classical Ballet
Vocational Grades
17 December
Imperial Ballet
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
TBC
Modern Theatre
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
TBC
Tap
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
TBC
Application process and timeline:
Please email ukdanceteachers@istd.org to request an application form.
Once we have received your application it will be passed to the relevant Centre Organiser who will collate the timetable.
The closing date for entries are as follows:
Bristol – TBC
Southampton – TBC
We will contact you regarding your allocated exam time/s approximately four to six weeks before the examination dates.
Payment is due when the timetable is released
Scotland Autumn Tour
Closing date for Central Scotland (Edinburgh/Glasgow) applications – 7 September
Closing date for Northern Scotland (Aberdeen) applications – 6 October
Scotland Central (Edinburgh/Glasgow)
26 October – 8 November
Scotland Northern (Aberdeen)
23 November – 6 December
If you wish to enter Imperial Ballet examinations, these must take place between 23 and 27 November. They may be scheduled alongside other genres.
Channel Islands Autumn Tour
Closing date for Channel Island applications – 21 September
Jersey and Guernsey
9 November – 22 November
Applications must be made through Quest by the closing dates above. Please calculate the days you require using the rules on exam timetable groupings.
To help us accommodate your request please be as flexible as possible and try to provide us with a minimum of 50% date availability within the advertised date range. If you require more than one day of exams, please list as many available consecutive dates as possible. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee to accommodate requests with limited available dates listed.
All fees and timetables must be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the exam date(s).
Please submit payment promptly as we cannot hold your booking once the payment deadline has passed.
Teachers who wish to cancel their examination date/s within the tour must inform UK Exams by emailing ukdanceteachers@istd.org within five working days of their exam date(s) being confirmed via Quest.
Please note that there is a £100 charge (per exam day) for cancellations made after 5 working days. Once a timetable has been submitted on Quest, candidates cannot be withdrawn or swapped for another. Refunds only apply as per policy rules.
If you wish to book exams outside of the tour dates, you will need to ensure that you have at least two days of exams in a single genre (or Modern with Tap). Please note that the dates must be consecutive, and the minimum daily fee must be met per day of exams you hold. Please contact us so that we can discuss options for your examinations.
For any further enquiries please contact ukdanceteachers@istd.org.
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