What is the graduate trainee and work placement programme?

YDance is committed to supporting the next generation of teaching dance artists in Scotland and ensuring the sector is strong and resilient by developing their skills and practice. 

We do this through a work placement programme working in partnership with PASS College in Edinburgh and The Space, Dundee and Angus College in Dundee.  By providing industry experience to students in training,  the work placement develops student’s teaching practice, confidence and reflection skills whilst working alongside our exceptional YDance staff. 

Our graduate training programme runs for 3- 6 months every year and offers opportunities to shadow the YDance team across a range of projects working with children and young people 5 -21 years in different contexts and settings. The graduate training programme covers the full spectrum of educational and community dance practice and provides multiple opportunities for a graduate to develop their skills in working with children and young people of varying ages, experience and abilities.  

The graduate programme aims to: 

• Provide in depth knowledge of dance methodologies for a range of settings 

• Develop the graduate’s planning, organisation, critical thinking and reflection skills 

• Provide and encourage the graduate to explore dance pedagogy in order to understand and challenge their own teaching practice 

• Build an emerging artist’s confidence and teaching skills 

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