LABAN Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning (Children and Young People)
TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS (TNA)
1.Name and email
address.
Professional Dance
Training and Experience
Please attach a CV which includes the following:
 Dance Training eg vocational training / University / other
 Dance Teaching Training (if applicable)
 Relevant non-teaching employment
 Teaching experience (include types of teaching, age of
participants, dance style, employers, voluntary work
 Current teaching (approximate hours per week)
This Training Needs Analysis (TNA) document is aimed at assessing your individual needs regarding
training and support in relation to the FOUR units that make up the Diploma in Dance Teaching and
Learning (Children and Young People). It is designed to help you reflect on the knowledge,
understanding and skills you already have and identify areas you may need to work on.
For each unit please indicate on the scale below how confident you are regarding the Learning
Outcomes and list previous training courses (including BA, etc), Professional Training etc that you
already have that is relevant to meeting those outcomes. Use the Indicative Content in the full
qualification document available at http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/ddtal as a guide to what is
required for each Outcome.
On the last page indicate which level of training you wish to apply for: All-inclusive Route, FastTrack Route or Independent Route.
Not Confident
I have no knowledge and understanding or bit of knowledge and understanding of this area.
Quite Confident
I have some /good knowledge and understanding but its a bit patchy/rusty and would need
some training to be able to take the assessment.
Very Confident
I have good or very good knowledge and understanding and would only need a little top-up
training and some support to be able to go straight to taking the assessment.
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UNIT 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING IN DANCE
Are you able to demonstrate understanding of....
Very
Confident
Quite
Confident
Not
Confident
1. Principles and approaches to teaching and learning in dance
 Learning theories and learning styles
 Teaching styles and strategies
2. Safe and effective planning, delivery and evaluation of
teaching and learning in dance
 Setting aims and objectives and enabling progression
 Planning individual dance sessions and longer programme
of work
 Resources and their use in teaching and learning
 How to evaluate teaching and learning
3. Management of the learning environment in dance
 Interpersonal skills (negotiation, communication,
presentation etc)
 Adapting teaching to setting and context
 How to manage individuals, groups and yourself
4. Inclusive teaching and learning environments
 Diversity and difference
 Barriers to participation and learning
 Inclusion and non-discrimination
 Selecting /adapting range of resources
5. Creative approaches to teaching and learning in dance
 How to teach creatively
 How to develop creativity and choreographic skills
with children and young people
 Using range of art forms in teaching dance
6. Dance language and analysis
 Describing and analysing dance/movement
 Application of dance analysis to session planning
 Using dance analysis to develop progression
Please list any courses / training you have attended relevant to above and /or examples to
provide evidence of confidence in these areas:
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UNIT 2 PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Are you able to demonstrate understanding of....
Very
Confident
Quite
Confident
Not
Confident
1.Dance teaching and learning strategy, policy, practice and
structures
 Knowledge of provision and policy in formal and informal
sectors
 Critically analyse thinking about current teaching and
learning
2. Safe and effective teaching and learning in dance
 Basic anatomy and physiology
 Principles of safe practice eg warm-up, cool-down
 Physical development of children and young people
 Dance injury and accident prevention and management
3. Legal compliance and policy issues affecting teaching and
learning in dance
 Health and safety
 Child protection and safeguarding
 Legal compliance eg insurance
4. Professional conduct in dance teaching and learning contexts
 Managing projects and partnerships
 Need for on going CPD
 Pitching for work
Please list any courses / training you have attended relevant to above and /or examples to
provide evidence of confidence in these areas:
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UNIT 3 CRITICAL REFLECTIONON PRACTICE:CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Are you able to demonstrate understanding of....
Very
Confident
Quite
Confident
Not
Confident
1.Applied and reflective grasp of theoretical approaches to
teaching and learning in chosen dance settings
 How to reflect on own practice
 Awareness of dance within different settings and contexts
2. Awareness of good practice within specific chosen dance
contexts
 Observing and analysing others teaching and learning
approaches
 Identifying “best practice” in dance teaching and learning
Please list any courses / training you have attended relevant to above and /or examples to
provide evidence of confidence in these areas:
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UNIT 4 TEACHING IN PRACTICE
Are you able to demonstrate understanding of....
Very
Confident
Quite
Confident
Not
Confident
1.Effective practical teaching and learning skills within a selected
dance context
 Planning, delivering and managing learning effectively and
safely
 Apply different learning and teaching styles
 Teaching programmes of work
2. Strong and flexible interpersonal communication skills
 Communication with groups of learners
 Adapt communication styles
3. Awareness of the importance and the ability to transfer skills
across dance contexts
 Different requirements of a range of settings
 Adapt approaches to requirements of different settings
Please list any courses / training you have attended relevant to above and /or examples to
provide evidence of confidence in these areas:
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TRAINING ACTION PLAN
Please complete below indicating which level of training you wish to apply for.
On receipt of your application form, the Professional Development Manager will contact you to confirm your
training route: Full-Course, Fast-Track or Mentoring ONLY.
UNIT 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING IN DANCE
All – inclusive Route
Fast – track Route
Comment
Indicate any additional training days /CPD that you
intend to take to complement your training.
Independent Route
UNIT 2 PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
All – inclusive Route
Fast-track Route
Comment
Indicate any additional training days /CPD that you
intend to take to complement your training.
Independent Route
UNIT 3 CRITICAL REFLECTION ON PRACTICE: CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
All – inclusive Route
Fast-track Route
Comment
Indicate any additional training days /CPD that you
intend to take to complement your training.
Independent Route
UNIT 4 TEACHING IN PRACTICE
All – inclusive Route
Fast-track Route
(Complete attached
training days form)
Comment
Indicate any additional training days /CPD that you
intend to take to complement your training.
Independent Route
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