Calling all PE Coordinators! Excellent Dance INSET Courses Here We save you time and energy when you are planning your staff dance training. PE Coordinators are all different. Perhaps you have a sports background. Maybe you’re a trained dancer. Or…
At JumpStart, we believe in using the correct terminology when working with both children and teachers. But you may be wondering what it all means! Over the forthcoming weeks we'll be creating an A-Z dance glossary which you can refer…
Teaching dance in schools continues to be a contentious area. Teachers have less time and less encouragement to deliver subjects not deemed priority areas by governmental policy. And yet, children today are more anxious, more overweight and increasingly disconnected from…
Lately I've been attempting to systemise everything in my business to make it (and myself) more efficient. Last week I participated in Rachel Holmes' webinar, which focused on time management (for those of you who don't know, Rachel is an…
I thought it would be worthwhile re-sharing this post as it contains two videos you can use to create some Samba dancing for your children - perfect for linking in with the Rio Olympics this summer. Or use these ideas…
Are you new to teaching dance? Or need to brush up on your dance teaching? JumpStart's glossary will help you with what you need to know. And if you would like a Dance Artist to come and show you…
This week's blog has been written by Charlotte Tomlinson, co-author with Edel Quin & Sonia Rafferty of Safe Dance Practice: An Applied Dance Science Perspective. Enjoy! And please buy the book - it is a BRAND NEW publication full of…
JumpStart have just launched 'Dance Made Easy' - our brand new training event for primary school teachers. This course has been developed in response to all the emails I've received over the past year from primary teachers asking for advice…
And so it is the start of a new term - I hope you had a great Easter break? I went to the Peak District with my little family and had great fun walking and cycling in the glorious weather…
Last week I ran the annual Dance Development Day for Foundation and KS1 teachers in the South Charnwood School Sports Partnership. As usual, it was well-attended, with enthusiastic teachers taking part in the practical sessions very much in the way…