Courses

The UK Sherborne Association have designed a series of courses from beginner to advanced level.

News: Upcoming Courses

Shown below are upcoming Sherborne Developmental Movement courses. Please click on the links to download the course poster for more information. To register for a course, download and complete the registration form.

Sherborne Association Course Structure

Basic Level 1 Course

Minimum 6 hour introductory course on Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM)

Aim: to provide an overview of SDM

Prerequisites: none

Basic Level 2 Course

Minimum 6 hour follow-up course.

Aim: to share and reflect on practice; to develop observation and analysis skills; to develop planning and management skills; to extend personal movement vocabulary

Prerequisites:

Attendance at a Basic Level 1 course
Minimum 6 months experience using SDM
Submit to tutor at least 10 days prior to course a registration form giving details of prior SDM experience, client group, any queries etc.

Advanced Practitioners Course (APC)

Internationally accredited 3 day residential course

Aim: to extend participants’ skillbase through a deepening awareness of SDM theory, philosophy, psychological aspects and application in various fields

Prerequisites:

Attendance at Basic Course 1 & 2.
To have been actively using SDM for at least a year post Level Two course.
To have maintained a record of work done e.g. logbook, dated video, written record / photos, to be available for analysis during APC.
To be a member of the Sherborne Association UK

International Course Leaders Certificate

International accreditation

Aim: To qualify participants to become Sherborne Association workshop / course leaders.This course is undertaken individually under the supervision of an Association Course Leader

Prerequisites:

To have completed Advanced Practitioners Course
To have at least 1 years practical experience in SDM since completing the Advanced Practitioners Course
Participants are required to write an essay on agreed topic of between 2500 and 5000 words
Participants are required to plan and lead a level 1 course
To be a member of the Sherborne Association UK

International Course Leaders

International course leaders can run training sessions in Sherborne Developmental Movement Levels 1 and 2.

Many of our ICLs are prepared to travel beyond their ‘home county’. Please contact the association or alternatively contact the ICL directly to find out more information about organising training in your area.

Name	Area	Email Address
Amy Fowler	Birmingham	amyfowler74@gmail.com
Ruth Bovill	Berkshire	ruth.bovill@heathermount.co.uk
Michaela Bullivant	Yorkshire	eastridingspecialdance@hotmail.co.uk
Carolyn Childs	Kent	carolynchilds22@gmail.com
Alleyne Cliff	Hertfordshire	alleyne.cliff@me.com
Steve Cullingford-Agnew	Northampton	steve.cullingford-agnew@northampton.ac.uk
Jan Filer	Bristol	jan_filer@hotmail.com
Denise Houlker	Kent	dhoulker@bradstow.wandsworth.sch.uk
Laura Somerville	North Devon	lsomerville@pathfield.devon.sch.uk
Liz Taplin	West Devon	liz.taplin@plymouth.ac.uk
Amanda Turner	South Devon	amanda-turner@live.co.uk
Liz Marsden	Ayrshire	drmarsden@btinternet.com
Cher Mather	Flintshire	cgm_tara@yahoo.co.uk
Penny Rance	Hampshire	pennyrance@sherbornemovementuk.org
Veronica Shaw	London	VeronicaShaw@gmail.com