BBC breakfast news!
Stage Schools, do they need regulating?
An interesting report this morning on BBC breakfast highlighted the growing number of stage schools. There is a huge demand for them and it comes from children and young people watching shows such as Billy Elliot, So you think you can dance?, The X factor, Youtube. etc.
These stage schools are all unregulated. Some have been found without Insurance, staff without CRB checks, unqualified dance instructors and some without any experience in the profession.
‘Stage Coach’ have their own set of standards, they are assessed independently.
Some schools charge whatever fee they want and some offer good value for money.
The Dance council stated that ‘What is required is common sense’
This is a very current and topical issue as we have been reading up on Business and Personal Ethics.
What is your opinion?
Do you think stage schools need to be regulated?
