Members
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DSSWG Committee
Professor Peter Flew, Chair
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the School of Education, University of Roehampton
Trustee, Royal Academy of Dance
Fiona Becker
Safeguarding Consultant
Mike Hawkins
Independent
Former Principle Officer in the UK’s National Crime Agency.
Conference key note speaker on safeguarding and working with young people.
Imogen Knight
Founder, Colours of Dance
Trustee, Royal Academy of Dance
One Dance UK - Sector support organisation
DSSWG Members
Tim Arthur
CEO Royal Academy of Dance
Joanna Barrett
Trustee of Young Dancers Academy
Helen Bushell-Thornalley
Bishop Grossteste University
Mags Byrne
DU Dance (NI)
Nicola Carmichael Phillips
Carmichael School of Dance and Theatre Arts
Ansell Chezan
Executive committee member of UKA Dance
Ann Marie Christian
International Safeguarding Consultant
Tony Clipstone
Director of the English Amateur Dancesport Association (EADA)
Penny Cotton
Head of Membership, Royal Academy of Dance
Steph De'Ath
Head of Dance Science, London Contemporary Dance School
Sarah Dickinson
Head of Ballet, Northern Ballet School
Nicky Ellis
Osteopath, dance teacher and choreographer
Gill Docherty
Educational psychologist and researcher of adult ballet & wellbeing
Joey Gamper Cuthbert
Squad Safe
Jacqueline Harper
Parent
Anna Helsby
Director of Registry and Student Wellbeing, London Contemporary Dance School
Lisa Harrison-Jones
ISTD - Head Of Faculty Development for Modern Theatre & Classical Indian
Dance Safeguarding Specialist
Katharine Hikmet
Safeguarding Manager RAD
Pagan Hunt
Freelance dancer
Shelley Isaac-Clarke
Principal of ICA Dance Wales
Rachel Jackson - Weingaertner
RAD Trustee, Examiner, Tutor and Freelance Teacher, Germany
Rachel King
Safeguarding Consultant, Better Understood
Jacquie Kirk
PAA Syllabus Consultant & Senior Examiner RSL Awards Ltd
Carolyn Lappin
Executive Director, YDance
Linda Lear
Safeguarding Lead, All England Dance
Ruby Lilly
Owner, Ruby Lilly Dance Company, Bristol
Rachel Meech
CDMT
Professor Adam Ockelford
Professor of Music, University of Roehampton
Founder and Trustee of The Amber Trust
Dean Parsons
Head of Safeguarding, Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts
Rachel Pedley
UK Breakin'
Rosy Pigott
Dance teacher
Victoria Race
Safeguarding Consultant for the IDTA
Natalie Randhawa
Principal at Teddington Dance Studio
Lorraine Razzell
Principal, The Dance Barn
Matthew Searle
MBE FRSA – Safeguarding Lead, Governor, Consultant & LBT Global Chief Executive
Sarah Searle
BA (Hons) - former professional dancer and dance teacher, now parent and Operations Manager for a global crisis charity
James Stockdale
Director of Examinations and Senior Safeguarding Officer, RAD
Alison Stuart
Psychologist and former professional dancer and ballet teacher
Dr Denise Sweeney
University of Nottingham
Amanda Thompson
Primary school teacher and former professional dancer
Anna Valentine-Marsh
Safeguarding consultant and dance parent
Lisa Warnock
Independent Dance Artist, Dance Education Consultant and Teacher
Kathryn Williams
Director, Rubicon Dance
The Welsh Dance Theatre Trust - a social arts organisation
Tracy Witney
Head of Learning and Participation, Northern School of Contemporary Dance
If you are willing to contribute to this working group, please let us know