Summer CPD Webinar Series 2025

Back again for 2025, the Summer CPD Webinar Series will cover a different non-syllabus topic each week, allowing you to learn this summer from the comfort of your own home.

From tips on body conditioning and Pilates for your students over summer, to help with preparing Ballet classes for adults, choose the webinar that's most useful to you. Or better still, attend all three for a discounted rate!

TIMETABLE:

• 2nd July (11am-12.30pm): The Adolescent Dancer with Siobhan Mitchell

  
  

• What is growth and maturation? How can dance teachers support healthy development for young dancers? How can you learn more about growth and maturation in dance?  

  Join Dr Siobhan Mitchell, Research Fellow in Children & Young People’s Mental Health Research Collaboration (ChYMe), University of Exeter, to explore the physical and psychological development young dancers experience and how we can adapt and enhance our educational offer to support them.

  
  

• 9th July (11am-1pm): Every Body at the Barre with Laura Carnaby

  
  

  Enhance your teaching practice with this targeted CPD workshop designed for ballet teachers working with adult learners. Explore effective strategies for adapting barre and centre exercises to accommodate a broad range of abilities; from absolute beginners to more experienced dancers.

  Through discussion, you'll gain tools to modify choreography, layer corrections, and foster a supportive, inclusive environment. Perfect for teachers seeking to inspire confidence, progression, and enjoyment in every adult dancer, regardless of their starting point.

  
  

• 16th July (11am -1pm): Playful Pilates: Building Strong Bodies and Bright Minds with Lucy Evans

  
  

  Discover how Pilates can boost children's strength, posture and focus. We will explore age-appropriate techniques and exercises to enhance children's dance training and how to bring the benefits of Pilates into the dance class.

All webinars are worth 2 hours of CPD for attendance and will be recorded, in case you can't watch live.