Postgraduate Course: Professional Development and Leadership in Dance Teaching in the Community 1 (EDUA11478)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The PDLDT-C course is an elective course for students within MSc Dance Science & Education programme and other students who are able to teach dance in the community. The community placement within this course is designed to support and challenge students, providing mentoring and coaching, feedback, opportunities to apply academic learning in a teaching context, and space for reflection. This will all be done within the supportive framework used for any student placement in a community setting. In addition, students will have access to a range of additional Professional Learning opportunities. This course is a pre-requisite for PDLDT-C 2. This course is not accredited by the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS) and successful completion would not enable a student to apply for registration with the GTCS. |
| Course description |
This course offers students the experience of being in a site-based learning environment. The course typically requires students to engage in 6 weeks of community-based placements with 15-30 hours per week.
The aims of the placement are:
to give students the opportunity to observe teaching by experienced practitioners;
to provide students with experience in planning and teaching lessons in the community;
to provide students with the opportunity to develop and teach lessons for learners at a particular stage;
to give students the opportunity to reflect on a particular organisation;
to give students the opportunity to engage with classroom management, assessment, and planning in a particular context;
to give students the opportunity to experience activities related to the day-to-day running of community organisations;
to give students the opportunity to engage in informed conversations with professionals on community arts matters.
Students will be selected for this course through interviews to find candidates who are strong communicators and will match well with available organisations; successful candidates may then be required to get a PVG certificate and insurance.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is a pre-requisite for Professional Development and Leadership in Dance Teaching in the Community 2 EDUA11479. |
| Additional Costs | Students on certain placements may require registration with the PVG scheme and insurance. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
178 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The summative assessments of University-based Teaching are divided into a graded assessment task and a placement (PASS/FAIL).«br /»
The assessment task is focused on policy/vison and is a 3000-word or equivalent assessment task (100%) «br /»
The placement element is assessed via a joint report from the University and placement mentor (PASS/FAIL). «br /»
Students must pass both components of assessment to pass the course. |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be given during placements where any student is at risk of failing the placement
Policy/Vision Assignment: Feedback will be given on the essay plan and draft of the essay |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Plan, deliver, record and/or observe dance lessons in a community setting employing a range of teaching strategies and pedagogies
- Critically interrogate values, ideologies and/or policies as they are enacted in a community setting
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Reading List
Scottish Qualifications Authority. n.d. SCQF Level and Credit Framework. http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71377.html.
Nielsen, Charlotte Svendler. (2015) Dance Education Around the World: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change. Routledge.
Sowa, J. E., Selden, S. C., & Sandfort, J. R. (2004). No Longer Unmeasurable? A Multidimensional Integrated Model of Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33(4), 711-728. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Transferable skills developed during placement include the following:
1. Working as part of a team.
2. Taking increasing responsibility and acting proactively.
3. Refining organisational, management and communication skills.
4. Thinking and acting re!ectively in and after practice.
5. Making increasingly well informed decisions, taking into account a range of needs and using a range
of sources of information. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Heather Rikic
Tel:
Email: hrikic@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Claire Chalmers
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: Claire.Chalmers@ed.ac.uk |
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