CPD At Rubicon 2016

For the first time, Rubicon ran a three day CPD intensive designed to share skills, gain insight, and network with sector leaders in the fields of Dance for Foundation Phase Children, Hard to Reach Groups, and Dance for Dementia Patients.

It was a really interesting three days with completely different subjects and workshop leaders which seemed to work really well whatever your level of experience. There was new information/methods and ideas and also things we had all done many times but good to have a re fresh with a slightly different approach. 

We had about 7-8 organsations and companies attend and several freelance dance leaders so a great mix and people had travelled from west and mid Wales to more local to the south which was great!  Community dance organisations linked to the Wales Wide Training Programme really supported the training programme so thank you to thoe people.  Many thanks to the freelance leaders who came – I really hope the CPD was affordable for you (we were piloting this with no additional funding).

If you haven’t already given me your feedback could you please do so by e mail – a few lines is absolutely perfect so I can pass feedback on to Anna Daly, Paul Bayes Kitcher and Nicola Jacobson. I may use some of the feedback/quotes on Rubicon’s website or social media – please let me know if you would rather I didn’t use yours.  If you could get the feeback to me by Wednesday August 3rd that would be wonderful….thank you!

Best wishes and once again thank you for supporting our Rubicon CPD training programme.  We are hoping to do it again next year so if you have any ideas please let me know!

tracey@rubicondance.co.uk

Louise Lloyd Apprenticeship Report

 

Jobs Growth Wales Funded Rubicon Dance Apprenticeship – Final Report

November 30 2015 – May 27 2016

Please find below extracts from Louise’s report on her apprenticeship:

With the support from Jobs Growth Wales I was able to start my six-month apprenticeship with Rubicon Dance at the end of November 2015. The time scale of six months was perfectly suited to my programme of development as I had previously completed the three-month Paul Hamlyn Funded Professional Placement with Rubicon Dance and Ballet Cymru earlier that year. This had given me the necessary experience of having shadowed community dance leaders in order to take the next step in my training.

Over the six months I have worked with very young children, both with and without learning and physical disabilities, sessions in primary schools, nurseries, adult and toddler sessions and intergenerational family sessions.

I have worked with adults with a vast range of ability throughout my apprenticeship training. The sessions have included dance for those aged 60+, adults with learning and physical disabilities, elderly people in day centre settings, adults undergoing stroke rehabilitation, and adults with dementia in a care home setting. 

As well as having had Welsh Language training and gained my First Aid at Work certification whilst being an apprentice, I will be attending three CPD training programmes at Rubicon in July. The training days will be comprised of Foundation Phase Dance Day led by Anna Daly, Working with Challenging and Hard to Reach Groups led by Paul Kitcher, and Dance in Dementia Care led by Nicola Jacobson.

Throughout my apprenticeship I have received constant mentoring and weekly meetings with Tracey to discuss feedback, the problems faced within sessions, and how both the dance leaders and I had overcome these obstacles. The support structure set up within all aspects of my work with Rubicon was very nurturing and enabled me to really develop my skills and take advantage of my strengths when leading.

I am very grateful to Jobs Growth Wales for funding my apprenticeship and giving me such a brilliant opportunity. I am also thankful to the entire team at Rubicon Dance for all the time, wisdom and support they have given me and continue to share with me.

We are so pleased and proud that Louise has had a rewarding experience.  Many thanks to all involved, and especially Jobs Growth Wales for their funding.   For more information on training and apprenticeships, please contact Tracey at Rubicon Dance – 02920 491477 tracey@rubicondance.co.uk