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Training and workshops

Magpie Dance offers inclusive dance training, workshops and Continued Professional Development (CPD) to students, volunteers and professionals at any stage of their career.

Whether you work in the arts, community, disability, education, healthcare sectors or beyond, our methodology is unique and we know you'll find it both insightful and inspiring. Above all, we're about inclusivity and empowerment. We'll give you the skills, confidence and resources to ensure your delivery is inclusive and engages and empowers the individuals you work with.

You may be:

An individual
For example: a student or professional looking to increase personal skills and knowledge, continued professional development, or considering the IDPT programme.
A school or organisation for people with learning disabilities, Dementia or complex needs
For example: SEN schools, day centres and residential homes looking to offer new activities for clients/users/pupils, OR looking to develop skills with colleagues. Suitable for those working with people with learning disabilities, who may also have additional needs such dementia, mental health needs, physical disabilities and/or challenging behaviours.
A University or college looking for placements and workshop opportunities for your students
For example: We offer placement opportunities, theoretical/practical workshops for students, or sessions and workshops at universities.
A business or workforce
Whether seeking to improve communication skills (we have delivered training with the Metropolitan Police and The Churchill Theatre), develop accessible resources for your audience (previous clients are Royal Opera House and The Place) or make your current work more inclusive (we have delivered training with Boy Blue and Babyballet). We'd love to discuss how we can help your company develop.

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A flavour of what we deliver

Marlborough School in Sidcup

A regular team of Magpie Dance staff visit Marlborough school providing 7 dance sessions in one school day, every week during term time. An on-going partnership, classes of all ages benefit from fun and inclusive dance sessions.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)

Each year, we take Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) placements who attend our sessions and gain hands on experience of our inclusive dance teaching methods and mentorship from our facilitators. Often on graduation RAD students become Magpie Dance volunteers or facilitators.

Milestone Academy

Pilot of new Magpie Dance digital resources and Covid-safe resource pack to deliver sessions both in school and to those self-isolating at home. Please do get in touch if you'd like to see how these can be used in your school or organisation.

Canterbury Christ Church University

For 5 consecutive years we have visited Canterbury Christ Church University delivering professional development for year 2 degree students. The students gain inclusive dance experience in a day of theory and a day of workshops.

Babyballet

Delivery of training sessions at babyballets' Dartford, Bexley and Bromley and also at their National Franchise Conference (Halifax) for their staff teams on the Magpie Dance approach to delivering inclusive dance classes.

Local Schools

Inclusive dance workshops with live music, have been delivered by our team at many local schools including: Glebe School, Newstead Wood School, Scott’s Park School, Marjorie McClure School, Nash College, Riverside School – to name just a few! Contact us to find out about us coming to deliver fun and inclusive dance classes for all abilities and needs at your school (mainstream or SEN).

Inclusive Dance Practice Training (IDPT)

The ground breaking IDP training not only provides role models in facilitators and assistants who also trust in this, but also several opportunities to exercise this planning, patience and focused and active delivery of material in a real setting.

With our unique methodology our training and workshops deliver significant progression that can be observed by staff:

Confidence:
50% of participants showed significant and 50% showed some progression in confidence

Co-operation:
50% of participants showed significant and 50% showed some progression in co-operation

Communication:
50% of participants showed significant and 37.5% showed some progression in communication

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Our long-lasting partnerships can be seen with the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, where we deliver inclusive dance sessions at Atlas House and Tall Trees. The participants include people with a range of complex learning disabilities, some clients on the autism spectrum, challenging behaviour, plus older clients with dementia.

It has made an increasing impact on the staff and clients, both physically and mentally.
Senior Support Worker, Tall Trees day service

It is very exciting and wonderful. It brought a lot of our service users back to life. It is unbelievable how some who find it difficult to take instructions respond positively and followed every instruction given. It is life changing.
Oxleas staff, Tall Trees service

The level of patient's learning disability and communication can vary greatly... Magpie Dance has shown that it is accessible to all patients. The sessions also give patients a level of control and choice that they do not always get as a patient under section or in an inpatient unit.
Speech and Language Therapist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

I found the training at Magpie Dance very versatile; it can be applied to many situations as it prepares you to look at the learning situation with a critical, and importantly, practical eye concurrently.
Previous IDPT trainee (Inclusive Dance Practice Training - Magpie Dance's in-house training)

We are so grateful for the sessions that you [Magpie Dance] delivered and how much value the subject area will give to the brand and how we deliver it...we are definitely looking forward to maintaining our connection with you and working closely in the future.
Stephanie John, babyballet headoffice

I have…learnt valuable teaching strategies, and I would like to experience something like this again.
Canterbury Christchurch University participant

I learnt how I could have a voice and make choices without fear.
Anonymous participant feedback

Completely different from anything I have ever done before.
Anonymous participant feedback

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Bespoke training or workshops

Drawing on over thirty years of experience, all our training offers are tailored to meet your needs. You can be assured of high quality, professional training and CPD opportunities with Magpie Dance.

We're happy to discuss bespoke packages to fulfil your requirements.

Affiliate of the Council for Dance and Musical Theatre (CDMT).

Magpie Dance is an affiliate member of CDMT who "ensures the provision of high quality professional training through Accreditation of full-time dance, drama and musical theatre schools and colleges, and has provided the industry benchmark of quality assurance for professional training in the UK since 1979" source: CDMT.

Collaborations

We love nothing better than working with dance professionals and dance organisations across the world. You can see our collaborations and artistic themes in action. If outreach isn’t quite what you’re after and you’d like to work with us and our participants instead, we very much welcome your contact. Please email Alison Ferrao, our Artistic Director.

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