Task 6C Award Specialism Title

I feel like this task comes up completely out of the blue! We're talking about our proposal for our inquiry and then all of a sudden this pops up. And through conversations with my SIG I know I am not the only one who was thrown by this.
I gather from talking in my SIG and through group Skype calls that this will be the title of our degree upon graduation.


We all have been given BA (Hons) Professional Practice in Arts.

And from there we need to put something on the end that tells everyone about our practice and what we have been basing our practitioner work on. It needs to be relevant now, but also something that remains relevant in our future careers if possible.
I am currently dance teaching, however I am in the dilemma at the moment of what I want to do long term. So I am currently going back and forth thinking about doing a PGCE. As well as dance teaching i am also volunteering in a school to gain work experience for my PGCE.

I feel strongly that my career will most definitely remain within education, whether it be dance education or primary school education.

Here are some possible titles.

(Dance Teaching) 
(Dance Education) 
(Children's Dance Education)
(Children's Dance Teacher)

My proposed specialist title:
BA (Hons) Professional Practice in Arts (Dance Education)

This is my first draft of my title proposal.


'Dance Education' would best suit my Award Title because I feel this relates the best to my current professional practice. before starting this course I had just started teaching dance as my full time job and main means of income. I teach children various dance genres and this covers ages 2-18. As i am still studying for my dance teaching qualifications I am also looking into lesson planning, and how age, ability and background can affect children in a dance lesson environment. I did not want to limit myself to the term 'teaching' as i feel there is more to the profession than just teaching children to dance. It involves meticulous planning, gaining various qualifications and constantly expanding and exploring way to better yourself as a teacher.
This particular title would also be relevant for moving forwards to completing a PGCE if i am able to, as although it specifies dance, this still comes under education. As i am looking into what makes a teacher a good role model for their pupils, this could be adapted and applied to teachers of children in various settings, not just dance. This title falls under my interests, current practice and also my future career goals.

 

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