The Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme
Training fees
Levels 1-3
*Training fees for Levels 1-3 are paid in two instalments. The first instalment is due two weeks before the online introductory webinar.
| Three-stage application process | £75 |
| Initial training for Levels 1-3 (online introductory webinar, five days onsite training, one day’s preparation for evaluation, video teacher evaluation) | £1,250* |
| Further training for Junior Levels 1-3 (three sessions, plus Clinic’s) | £350* |
| Total | £1,675 |
Annual affiliation fee
| Annual affiliation fee maintains your Affiliate status with The Royal Ballet School, which includes access to video on demand materials, invitations to watch Royal Ballet School events and ongoing support.
Your annual Affiliate fee is £550 and due in April each year. It consists of: £250 affiliation fee to maintain Affiliate status |
£550 |
Your fee covers:
Covering topics including:
- Relevant pedagogy
- Guidance on programme content and delivery
- Assessment support
- Business advice.
- Hundreds of ballet vocabulary training videos
- Body awareness and conditioning videos from The Royal Ballet School’s healthcare team
- Creative practice examples and session notes on choreographic exploration and development
- Supporting documents including the Affiliate Programme System of Training (SOT), assessment manuals, lesson plan templates and suggested reading list
- Marketing toolkit including designed assets and guidance on marketing your business developed by The Royal Ballet School marketing team
- Exclusive Affiliate Programme merchandise shop and link to purchase Affiliate uniform
- Guidance to give to parents of Affiliate students
- Exclusive special offers for teachers, including discounts on the Intensive Courses on Demand and Primary Steps on Demand programmes.
- Ambassador workshops in-person and online
- Creative and repertoire workshops with Royal Ballet School and Affiliate programme practitioners
- Drop in Q&A sessions with programme leaders
- Facebook forum for Affiliate teachers to connect across cohorts
- Listing on a directory of Affiliate Teachers
- Royal Ballet ticket offers
- Invitations to watch Royal Ballet School events where possible.
Levels 4-6
Levels 1-3 is compulsory, teachers can then choose to do the optional Levels 4-6 (progression from Levels 1-3)
| Training for Levels 4-6 (three day Intensive) | £750 |
| Training for Levels 4-6 Enhanced Programme (two day intensive) | £500 |
| Total | £1,250 |
| OR | |
| Alternative discounted package for Training for Levels 4-6 and Level 4-6 Enhanced Programme (taken in the same week – five day intensive) | £1,125 |
