Teaching Primary Dance: Practical CPD for the Classroom

This practical and interactive session explores how dance and movement can be meaningfully embedded into the primary classroom to support learning and wellbeing. Amy will demonstrate simple, accessible approaches to using movement that require no specialist dance background and can be adapted for all ages and abilities.

Participants will explore how dance can enhance creativity, physical development, confidence and emotional regulation, while supporting inclusive classroom practice. The session will include a range of easy-to-implement activities, alongside strategies to help teachers feel confident using movement as part of their everyday teaching.

By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical ideas, increased confidence and a clear understanding of how creative movement can enrich teaching and learning across the primary curriculum.

Amy Charles is a primary school teacher and qualified dance instructor with a strong passion for supporting children’s physical, social and emotional development through movement. After completing her PGCE with the Exeter Consortium, Amy spent four years teaching in Key Stage 2, developing engaging and inclusive classroom practice.

Alongside her teaching career, Amy is a certified dance instructor with accreditations from ISTD, IDTA, Rambert Grades and Acrobatic Arts. She has extensive experience teaching dance to learners of all ages and is the founder of the Charles Academy of Dance in Crediton. Amy has choreographed for All England Dance festivals and stage productions and has led a range of community and school-based projects, including primary school collaborations within the Crediton Learning Community.

Amy is particularly passionate about inclusive education and has experience supporting pupils with special educational needs, using movement as a tool to build confidence, engagement and wellbeing.

£45 per person for SWIFT member schools | £65 per person for non-member schools

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SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is Exeter Consortium Schools’ Alliance (invoiced by Exeter Consortium)

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