Dance Instruction for Academic Years 2024? 2025 and 2025?2026 (Primary Schools) - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Dance Instruction for Academic Years 2024? 2025 and 2025?2026 (Primary Schools)
FOI Number
20250913
Date Received
15/07/2025
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1. Current Provision (2024?2025) Has your school provided instruction in dance, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, during the academic year 2024?2025? 2. Future Provision (2025?2026) Does your school intend to provide dance instruction, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, in the academic year 2025?2026? If so, would your school be interested in receiving assistance or guidance from the British DanceSport Association to support this provision?
3. Dance Styles Offered or Planned If dance instruction is currently provided or planned, please specify which styles or forms of dance are taught or intended to be taught. For clarity, please indicate which of the following apply:*American Smooth*Ballet*Breakdancing,*Contemporary (Ballroom and Latin American)*Jazz, Salsa*Tap*any other dance styles not listed (please specify). If your institution does not currently offer dance instruction and has no plans to do so, please confirm this explicitly with a brief explanation as to why.
Response
1. Current Provision (2024?2025)
Has your school provided instruction in dance, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, during the academic year 2024?2025?
Dance is part of the Expressive Arts Curriculum for Excellence within the curriculum.

2. Future Provision (2025?2026)
Does your school intend to provide dance instruction, either as a standalone subject or integrated within the curriculum, in the academic year 2025?2026? If so, would your school be interested in receiving assistance or guidance from the British DanceSport Association to support this provision?
Some schools have expressed interest in exploring additional dance support or guidance from the British Dance Sport Association. If you're happy to share your contact details, we?d be pleased to pass them on to any schools that would like to get in touch.
3. Dance Styles Offered or Planned
If dance instruction is currently provided or planned, please specify which styles or forms of dance are taught or intended to be taught. For clarity, please indicate which of the following apply:

? American Smooth
? Ballet
? Breakdancing,
? Contemporary (Ballroom and Latin American)
? Jazz, Salsa
? Tap
? any other dance styles not listed (please specify).
Social dance (Scottish Country dance)
If your institution does not currently offer dance instruction and has no plans to do so, please confirm this explicitly with a brief explanation as to why.
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