Updated: 11/08/22 This street dance resource is for teachers of KS3 dance (preferably in the third term of Y7 after teaching ‘intro to dance’ and ‘Rock and Roll’ . This lively and upbeat SOL has been created to really engage pupils within their dance studies. As this SOL is taught in term 3 after ‘intro to dance’ and ‘Rock and Roll’ pupils are expected to use the performance, choreography and appreciation skills that they have previously learnt and apply them to a different style of dance. This SOL encourages pupils to explore the shapes that their body can make through experimentation, improvisation and games; building up their confidence before stretching and challenging pupils to choreograph movement using the letters in their name as a stimulus. Includes: • 6 lesson (60 min per lesson) delivery PowerPoint with: ‘Enquiry questions’, ‘Do Now’ activities, ‘TIF (Take It Further) challenges’, YouTube clips and level descriptors. • STAR marking grid • Mark sheet • Theory task • Dance feedback toolkit

This resource is for teachers of GCSE dance who want to forecast what levels their dancers will get in their GCSEs based on the 2018 grade boundaries. Either use it to keep an up to date track of pupils scores from their assessments or use it to enter predicted scores, guide conversations with pupils or to answer questions such as ‘how many more marks would I need to get a level…” Cells coloured in a peach colour are cells that contain formulas. I have coloured them to remind me to not touch them. I recommend keeping a copy of the original file just in case something vital to making the spreadsheet run smoothly is accidently deleted.

This ‘Intro to Dance’ 6 lesson SOL and delivery PowerPoint is for teachers teaching dance at the beginning of Year 7 (or whenever dance is first introduced in your school). Purpose: This SOL is to be taught right at the beginning of Year 7. Lesson 1 is designed to inform pupils of the dance studio rules and what to expect from their secondary school dance lessons. Throughout this SOL, pupils will gain and develop basic performance skills through working as a whole class to perform a teacher taught phrase that consists of the different dance body action. Working in small groups, students will gain and develop basic choreography skills through the creation of their own phrase using the knowledge gained through the performance task and will have the opportunity to view each other’s work and provide feedback to improve their own and other’s work. Throughout this SOL there is an emphasis on safety in the dance studio where pupils will develop knowledge and understanding of basic health and safety requirements for dance. Includes: 6 lesson (60 min per lesson) delivery PowerPoint with: ‘Enquiry questions’, ‘Do Now’ activities, ‘TIF (Take It Further) challenges’, YouTube clips and level descriptors. 6 body actions dance tutorial STAR marking grid Mark sheet Theory task Cover work Dance feedback toolkit

This resource is for teachers of GCSE dance. With the help of the online AQA glossary, I have created a excel document with 3 tabs: Choreography, Performance and Appreciation. I have printed and laminated each tab (A3) to use as posters in my dance studio. My dancers find these posters really helpful to refer to in class.

Updated: 11/08/22 This ‘Gumboot Dance’ 6 lesson SOL is for teachers teaching KS3 dance. This SOL explores the history and evolution of South African Gumboot dance. Pupils will gain and develop basic dance appreciation skills through watching clips of Gumboot dancing and '“Gumboots” Through the eyes of Michael Moloi which will lead into discussions about the history of the style in relation to actions, space, dynamics and relationships. Props are introduced from lesson 4 and inspiration on how to use them is drawn from Stomp the Musical. Pupils will gain and develop basic performance and choreography skills through working as a whole class to perform set Gumboot rhythms using unison, repetition and action and reaction. Working in small groups, pupils are encouraged to be creative and are allocated time to experiment and improvise choreographic ideas with their groups resulting in a group performance of their Gumboot choreographies that include a prop. Pupils will have the opportunity to view each other’s work and provide feedback to improve their own and other’s work. This SOL also provides pupils with research homework tasks to promote independence and research skills needed at KS4. Includes: 6 lesson (60 min per lesson) delivery PowerPoint with: ‘Enquiry questions’, ‘Do Now’ activities, ‘TIF (Take It Further) challenges’, YouTube clips, level descriptors and YouTube links to my Gumboot tutorials. STAR marking grid Mark sheet 2 video tutorials Remote learning task Cover work Dance feedback toolkit

This year 9 GCSE Dance Taster: Choreography 12 lesson delivery PowerPoint has been created for teachers of Dance preparing their Year 9 pupils for GCSE. During lessons 1-6, pupils will explore a variety of different stimuli used in choreography e.g. 2D art and text. Pupils will learn how to create and develop motifs based on a stimulus, structure their choreographies and experimenting with choreographic devices. During lessons 7-12, pupils will choose from a list of stimuli (based on the actual GCSE component 1 exam paper), take part in research tasks and choreograph their own group choreography. At the end of the SOW, pupils will be assessed using the GCSE choreography mark sheet. Each lesson comes with starters (bell activities) and lesson objectives. The SOW also includes: Homework 1 – Choreography exam style questions (based on section A of the written dance exam paper) Homework 2 – Programme note with examples. Choreography help sheet (I advise printing this out back to back and laminating for each group) Research task (theory lesson). Please note, the video included in the PowerPoint is from Eaqa. You can use your own example video if you prefer.

This resource is for teachers teaching dance at KS3. This SOL was created with my Year 9 class in mind. However can be adapted to suit your own class/year group. My ‘All Around The World’ SOL was created to explore known and lesser known dance styles from around the world. The SOL begins with 5x2 hours worth of workshops exploring different dance styles/countries/continents . Pupils then choose which country/continent/dance style they will represent in the showcase that features at the end of the SOL. This resource comes with: 2 hour Britain dance workshop PowerPoint 2 hour Africa dance workshop PowerPoint 2 hour Asia dance workshop PowerPoint 2 hour South America workshop PowerPoint (which includes my own YouTube tutorial) 2 hour USA workshop PowerPoint 7 hour/week ‘Create, Perform and Evaluate’ delivery PowerPoint Create laminated handout resource (intended to be printed back to back so that the TIF is on 1 side and the normal task is on the other). SOL overview I created this SOL before I started my maternity leave. Therefore, there are lots of YouTube links to help a non dance specialist deliver the dance content. Some teachers played the YouTube clips directly to the pupils, others chose to lean the content from the clip but teach the pupils themselves. Feel free to use this SOL as you wish and edit and change it until your heart is content. All YouTube clips worked at the time of creating this SOL. Enjoy! :)

Updated: 11/08/22 This ‘Objects as Stimulus’ 6 lesson SOL is for teachers teaching KS3 dance. This ‘Objects as Stimulus’ resource is an alternative resource to my ‘Artificial Things’ resource. The difference between the 2 resources is that ‘objects as Stimulus’ can be taught to pupils at KS3 who will progress to either GCSE or BTEC at KS4. Whereas my previous ‘Artificial Things’ resource was aimed at KS3 pupils who would progress to GCSE only. This SOL has been designed to encourage pupils to use their imagination and apply their creativity at the same time as developing their dance skills. Choreography skills are homed in on in this SOL, as pupils are given an object as a stimulus (the box) and taught how to create motifs that can be later on developed to create a dance that is entertaining to watch. Later on in the SOL, pupils choose their own object as a stimulus to create and develop their own motifs into their own choreographies. Throughout the choreography tasks, dance appreciation is explored through questioning why pupil’s motifs relate to their object stimulus and what actions, space, dynamics and relationships they have used. Includes: 6 lesson (60 min per lesson) delivery PowerPoint with: ‘Enquiry questions’, ‘Do Now’ activities, ‘TIF (Take It Further) challenges’, YouTube clips and level descriptors. STAR marking grid Mark sheet Written task Cover work Dance feedback toolkit

This resource is for teachers of AQA GCSE dance. This is my years worth of Year 10 planning/PowerPoints/resources. Each half term focuses on one of the professional works from the GCSE Dance anthology; exploring the professional work through choreography, performance and appreciation tasks (following the advice from AQA). This resource is tried and tested and I am proud to say that my pupils have enjoyed the variety of tasks included and have felt confident completing year 10 in preparation for Year 11. The Year’s worth of resources should be followed in the following order: 1st Half term – Emancipation of Expressionism 2nd Half term – Artificial Things 3rd Half Term – Shadows 4th Half Term – A Linha Curva 5th Half term – Infra 6th Half Term – Within Her Eyes Note: I am not currently teaching GCSE dance (currently teaching BTEC Performing Arts instead) and therefore not currently using this resource. The last time I checked, all links and QR codes worked. Links to the anthology performances are from EAQA. If any links stop working, please find the updated ones on EAQA. I hope you enjoy this resource and it saves you time planning :)

This KS3 Dance year plan shows what I deliver at Year 7 and Year 8. All my SOW can be found on TES resources complete with 6 lesson delivery PowerPoints that include: starters, lesson objectives, homework tasks and assessment tasks. I have also created a bundle that include all of the KS3 SOW that I currently deliver. I hope they help and provide you with less time planning and more time enjoying teaching :)

KS4 GCSE Dance Revision – Component 2: Performance Skills This resource has been designed for teachers of AQA GCSE dance revising performance skills in preparation for the written exam. The lesson is divided up into 2 sections: Section 1 – Practically in the dance space go through the PowerPoint of possible exam style questions. Encourage pupils to physically try out questions such as ‘describe one exercise a dancer can do to improve flexibility’ before putting it into words. Section 2 – Allow pupils 20 min to complete the test paper (total 20 marks). Encourage pupils to visualise themselves in the dance space when completing the test paper.

KS4 AQA GCSE Dance Revision – Component 2: Section C This resource has been designed for teachers of GCSE dance revising the dance anthology in preparation for the written exam. This lesson has been created to provide a way for dance students to revise in a fun and interactive way. Prior to the lesson, decide how you are going to divide your class into 6 groups (ideally a mixture of high and low ability in each group). Each group should be given a large piece of paper with one of the 6 dance anthology pieces written in the middle, then use the PowerPoint. I spent approximately 5 min per slide and got the pupils to rotate around the room rather than the paper. You will need the six anthology fact files found on the AQA GCSE Dance website for the latter part of the lesson. Once the lesson is complete you will have revision display posters created by the dance pupils themselves.

Updated: 11/08/22 This Rock and Roll 6 lesson SOL is for teachers teaching year KS3 dance (ideally year 7 after teaching ‘Intro to Dance’. This is a fun and energetic SOL designed for pupils to have fun while learning performance, choreography and appreciation skills through the Rock and Roll dance style. The PowerPoint is structured around my choreography of ‘Jail House Rock’ From the Blues Brothers musical and some of the terminology used e.g. ‘pancake roll’ is terminology that I use rather than being a technical term. This is not a PowerPoint that you will be able to use unedited. Feel free to edit for whichever Rock and Roll song you would like to use. Includes: • 6 lesson (60 min per lesson) delivery PowerPoint with: ‘Enquiry questions’, ‘Do Now’ activities, ‘TIF (Take It Further) challenges’, YouTube clips and level descriptors. • STAR marking grid • Mark sheet • Dance feedback toolkit

KS4 AQA GCSE Dance Revision – Component 2: 12 mark questions This resource has been designed for teachers of GCSE dance revising the dance anthology in preparation for the written exam. This lesson has been created to provide a way for dance students to revise in a fun and interactive way. There are many ways to use this resource: Make it into a game: print out the 1st slide and cut the boxes out. Pupils can pick the boxes at random and have a go at answering the questions on the second slide. Differentiation: You can pre pick the questions prior to the lesson based on your pupil’s strengths and areas of weakness to challenge your pupils appropriately. Print out the 2nd slide for them with their differentiated question on. Whole class activity: As a class decide on a question to tackle and discuss the question together before allowing the pupils to have a go at writing their answers. Homework revision: Print out the PowerPoint for your pupils to allow them to practice the 12 mark questions at home. Enjoy!

This KS3 Performance year plan shows what I currently teach at Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9. I am a performance teacher (teaching Dance and Drama) but specialise in Dance and therefore create the schemes of work for Dance only. Each of my KS3 Dance Schemes of work can be found on TES resources. All of my KS3 resources include detailed lesson plans (including: aims, learning outcomes, time scale, resources, key words, level descriptors, lesson calendar, lesson objectives, starter activities (bell tasks)) and a delivery PowerPoint (including: lesson objectives, starter (bell activities), main tasks, talking points, success criteria, YouTube clips, games, level descriptors etc.) Some resources also include cover work material in the case of teacher absence. I hope my resources help and provide you with less time planning and more time enjoying teaching :)