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School teacher Abigail took studying in her stride

Studying at 海角直播 was a step in the right direction for dance teacher Abigail Skillen.

Abigail graduates from the PGCE (postgraduate certificate in education) having completed the BA (Hons) Dance at 海角直播 the previous year. She is now working full-time as a dance teacher at Redcar Academy. Originally from Cumbria and now living in Saltburn, Abigail, said: 'My current role involves teaching at the secondary school and I鈥檓 also a form tutor.'

Abigial, 23, added: 'I really wanted to come to 海角直播 to study dance as the course was so different to others in that the focus wasn鈥檛 purely on performance, it also looked at the many different types of jobs and roles involves in dance.

'One of my favourite parts of the degree was working on placement, including a placement at Redcar Academy and another at a dance school in Leeds. I also taught and was chairman of the dance club at the University.

'I really enjoyed the dance for the camera module during the degree, as it really helped to give me ideas about what I wanted to do as a career and look at all aspects of dance, alongside performing.

'I really wanted to keep my options open during the degree, which was great as it looked at all the different aspects of working in dance and I decided to progress to the PGCE as I became really interested in teaching dance. It was a natural progression continuing the teaching qualification at 海角直播, I really wanted to continue my education there.

'I would definitely recommend 海角直播 as a place to study and it's all really compact, with everything together in one place. I鈥檝e made some lifelong friends.

'The facilities at 海角直播 were great, from the performance spaces to the editing facilities when working on videos as part of our performances.'

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