Terms and
conditions
At
JDanceStudios
we comply with the Code of
Professional Conduct for Dance Teachers prepared by the Council of Dance
Education and Training to guide teachers about good practice. It is endorsed by
dance teaching societies in its membership.
Fundamental Principles
A teacher should:
1. behave with integrity in all
professional and business relationships. Integrity implies not merely honesty
but fair dealing, courtesy and consideration
2. strive for objectivity in all
professional and business judgements
3. not accept a teaching post or
undertake work for which he or she is not competent or qualified
4. carry out his or her professional
work with due skill, care and proper regard for the technical and professional
standards expected of him or her
Integrity
A teacher should:
1. uphold and enhance the good
standard and reputation of the profession
2. work in a collaborative and
co-operative manner with other dance professionals and organisations
3. not attempt to influence any
examiner at any examination or a judge at a competition
4. not discuss the merits or otherwise
of competitors when acting as an adjudicator at any
competition
Objectivity
A teacher should:
1. work in an open and co-operative
manner with students and their families
2. ensure that students are not
discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, colour, religion, disability,
national or social origin, property, birth or other status
Competency
A teacher should:
1. acknowledge any limitations in
his/her knowledge and competency and take steps to practice in a fully skilled
manner
2. assist professional colleagues, in
the context of his or her own knowledge, experience and sphere of responsibility,
to develop their professional competence
Due skill and diligence
A teacher should ensure that no
action or omission on his or her part, or within his or her sphere of
responsibility, is detrimental to the interests or safety of students.
Courtesy and consideration
A teacher should:
1. always act in such a manner as to
promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of students
2. justify student trust and
confidence
Confidentiality
A teacher should ensure that
confidential information obtained in the course of his or her professional work
should not be used for personal advantage or be disclosed without the consent of
the pupil or parent, except where there is a legal right or duty to disclose. A
teacher should be aware of data protection legislation.
Publicity
1.
a teacher may seek publicity for his
or her services, achievements and school in any way consistent with the dignity
of the profession
2. a teacher should, under no
circumstances, promote his or her services, or the services of another services,
in such a way, or to such an extent, that amounts to harassment of the
prospective pupil or parent
3. a teacher should not publish, or
cause to be published, any notice, newspaper, advertisement or any other matter
likely to damage the standing of the profession or to damage or depreciate the
reputation of any colleague
4. promotional material may contain
any factual statement, the truth of which a teacher is able to justify, but
should not make any disparaging references to, or disparaging comparisons with,
the services of others
Teaching names
1.
a teacher may teach under whatever
name or title he or she sees fit
2. a teaching name should not be
misleading
3. a teacher should not use any title,
description or designatory letters to which he or she is not entitled
Statutory Requirements
A teacher should:
1. comply with all statutory
requirements affecting health and safety at work
2. ensure the provision of adequate
public/products liability insurance and employer liability insurance
3. comply with all statutory
requirements affecting the running of the business, including registration of
names, income tax, value added tax and any other matter required by law
4. ensure that you are in accordance
with the law with regard to copyright, recording, public performance and other
matters concerning printed matter and recorded music related to your work
Health and safety
A teacher should:
1. ensure that classes are of a size
appropriate to the levels and techniques being taught. Students in each class
should be of compatible age and/or standard.
2. ensure that facilities provided are
adequately maintained and provide:
3. suitable flooring appropriate to
the technique taught, with a safe surface; designed and
constructed to minimise the risk of injury adequate heating levels suitable,
secure and safe area for changing be prepared to deal with medical emergencies
and keep records in an accident book
4. keep a record on the premises of
the name and address of:
all students taught by you on
the premises
any person assisting in
teaching or looking after students
any musicians in employment
with you
any persons living in the
premises
ensure that all fire
regulations are displayed and adhered to.
Standards of Good Practice for the Relationship between Teacher and Student for
Principals of dance schools, Studio Principals and individual teachers
have written, clearly defined
aims and objectives setting out the broad goals to be achieved by the school. A
similar set of objectives will be stated which outline the benefits a pupil can
expect to receive through the teaching staff’s conscientious implementation of
them. Ideally a teacher will have a written policy on the treatment of injured
students and the protection of children
employ teaching staff with
experience and qualifications appropriate to the levels and techniques to be
taught. Student teachers should be trained and supervised to ensure maintenance
of the school’s teaching standards
conform to sound business
practice and provide an efficient and fair fee system suitable to circumstances
without undervaluing your services
apply appropriate teaching
aims and assessment procedures to students
ensure that students and
families receive or have access to advice when necessary
use adequate and flexible
teaching skills to create a productive learning environment
Individual teachers will:
encourage communication
between student and him/herself and other students
communicate a love of dance
and encourage the art of dance
demonstrate professional
attitudes, including punctuality, reliability and responsible care of students
develop self-discipline and
self motivation in the students
transmit general concepts of
movement in addition to those of the particular dance style
develop in the students an
appreciation of the characteristic style specific discipline taught
recognise and develop each
student’s potential and offer appropriate guidance for further progress.
endeavour to recognise
physical anomalies/differences and limitations, modifying the teaching and
seeking medical advice where necessary. The teaching and choreography must be
anatomically safe, and physical corrections must be attempted in a careful and
sensitive manner.
uphold the Rules of your
registered society/organisation.
Bring a friend
Until further notice, a bonus of £10
will be paid for the introduction of a new pupil to the school that attends and
pays for at least one full term’s tuition fees. The payment will be either a
gift voucher or a reduction in the following term’s tuition fees.
Complaints
If at any time you would like to
discuss with us how our services can be improved or if you have a complaint
about them, you are invited to speak to and/or write to the Principal, Jane
Tilley, Highfield Hall, 320 Carshalton Road, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 3QB. If
you are still not satisfied, you can refer the matter to the Royal Academy of
Dance, 36 Battersea Square, London, SW11 3RA.
Parents responsibilities
Parents of pupils agree to the
following:
Tuition
to pay tuition fees on the due date
stated on the invoice (usually on the last day of the preceding term)
in the event that fees are
paid more than two weeks late, to pay an administration charge of £5 in
addition to the tuition fees for the following term
in the event that your fee
payment cheque is returned by your bank unpaid, to pay an administration charge
of £10 in addition to the tuition fees for the following term
to provide at least five
weeks notice to terminate tuition, excluding holiday periods
to abide by the guidance and
decision of the Principal in respect of examination entries
to make all reasonable
efforts to arrive for class on time
to make all reasonable
efforts not to disturb classes in progress (i.e. use of mobile phones or
unsupervised children)
Goods
to pay for goods provided, at the
price stated on our price list (our prices are subject to change without notice)
upon delivery of the goods
in the unlikely event that a
fault appears early in the life of a garment it must be washed before return to
us
made to order garments are
not returnable, unless faulty
we cannot accept tights,
socks or similar back unless unworn
Tuition
techniques
Dancing by its nature a physical pursuit and it is necessary, from time to time,
for our teachers to physically place a pupil in order to demonstrate the correct
position or movement. This mode of instruction does require our teachers, from
time to time, to place their hand/s on pupils to achieve the correct position.
Our teachers will not touch pupils around the face or navel and will warn pupils
that they intend to instruct them in this way. All of our dance teachers are
qualified or in training to be qualified dance instructors. JDanceStudios and
its teachers take child safety very seriously and JDanceStudios provides
information on child safety and teaching techniques to its teachers. It is not
practical in the classroom to identify pupils whose parents object to this mode
of teaching and therefore if parents object to this mode of teaching it is
likely that jdancestudios will not be able to include pupils of said parents in
dance classes. Parents should inform the Principal of any objections to this
mode of teaching immediately.
Updated: 20 November 2007