Children and Young People (CYP) Programme Board
A unique group of organisations with national remit to support dance for Children and Young People
The Programme Board: Children & Young People’s Dance (PB), is a unique grouping of organisations that have a national remit to support dance for Children and Young People (CYP) in and beyond schools, that includes both Dance and PE and Sports organisations.
What has been successful:
- It has provided a forum for the meeting of the leading national organisations with an interest and/or responsibility for dance in and beyond schools
- It has been seen as a useful source of contact and information by government departments and NGOs (such as ACE, Ofqual and Ofsted) to consult, discuss and be informed of the developments in CYP’s dance
- It has raised the profile of CYP’s dance on the agenda of the members and observers
One Dance UK acts as the secretariat for the PB and has a representative present at PB meetings. Meetings are held approximately three times a year and public reports from these meetings are available on request.
The purpose of the groups is to provide
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Contributions
to joint responses to government reports/enquiries, where possible
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Information
on current trends, issues and development areas to inform planning and delivery
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A vehicle
for raising profile of CYP’s dance in members’ own plans and communication strategies
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Resources
both human and financial, as agreed, to address priorities/actions
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