Our Approach to Working in Education Settings
Working in schools is one of our favourite parts of what we do. Through creative dance workshops, we connect with children and young people who might not otherwise encounter dance, helping them explore movement, expression, and confidence in new ways.
Over the past few years, we’ve developed a range of projects and programmes for Early Years settings and schools to support the transition to the new Curriculum for Wales.
Our aim has been to build teachers’ confidence in using dance and movement, as a subject in its own right, as a creative way to explore the curriculum, and as a tool to support wellbeing and smooth transitions within the classroom, through both Welsh and English.
More recently, our work has evolved to explore dance in secondary education, focusing on how young people relate to their bodies as they grow, and how movement can nurture confidence, creativity, and self-expression within educational settings.
At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to being intuitive, thoughtful, and responsive. Our work complements curriculum and learning outcomes while remaining deeply rooted in curiosity, creativity, and joy.
“We have loved it - working with YOUR pupils in YOUR environment is a much better way to receive training….I am amazed by what they (the pupils) achieved”
— PE Teacher, Welshpool High School. Impelo Cinetig project 2022
Through a mixture of practitioner-led and teacher training sessions, we’ve brought dance and movement into education settings in a variety of ways:
Practitioner-led dance classes (via zoom & Youtube during Covid restrictions)
Practitioner-led wellbeing sessions for teachers (via zoom & Youtube during Covid restrictions)
In-school practitioner-led curriculum exploration sessions
Practitioner-led after school and holiday club sessions
Online teacher training sessions
Organised teacher training days
In-school teacher training programmes
An online platform, Cinetig, for educators with bilingual resources that include videos for team-teaching with, videos to support planning, videos to boost teachers’ own physical confidence, lesson plans and word banks
Our development in this area will continue to build on the good practice we’ve been developing, co-designing programmes with teachers to suit their own settings and responding to the needs in each school - we like to see where we can nurture and where we can challenge!
Our work has received attention locally where we have met with the Wellbeing Team in Powys County Council and the Expressive Arts Leads of Powys. We’ve also shared our work on a national level, presenting to the Expressive Arts Leads team in Wales.
Bring Movement to Your School
Looking to energise your learners, kick-start a new topic, or enrich your health and wellbeing days? Impelo offers one-off workshops and weekly sessions to inspire, engage, and get your students moving.
From dance and creative movement to cross-curricular workshops, it all starts with a conversation.
Our creative education resource Cinetig is your online home for movement in the classroom, created in line with the Curriculum for Wales.
If you’re a teacher or member of school staff in Powys or Ceredigion, simply log in or sign up below for free access to inspiring dance resources, creative ideas, and ongoing support.
It’s ready and waiting for you to join us in a dance!