Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre

Who we are

CDMT is the industry body for world-class professional schools, conservatoires and awarding organisations in the performing arts, and we are a strong advocate on behalf of the sector.

It is CDMT’s mission to ensure that all children and young people experience the power of the performing arts, providing leadership in the sector through representation and advocacy initiatives on behalf of a diverse range of high-quality providers, and offering valuable quality assurance, membership, and information services.

Our culture and values

Our mission, vision and values convey the underlying direction and principles of the organisation. They are implemented in a deliberate and meaningful manner when taking forward initiatives.

Mission

Our mission is to ensure the pipeline of performing arts practitioners from the early stages of learning through to professional training and the industry. We achieve this through being the go-to body for quality assurance and expert support in the performing arts, and the first point of contact for employers, students and teachers seeking information about quality education, training and assessment in dance, drama, musical theatre, and the performing arts across the UK.

Vision

Our vision is to provide leadership in the performing arts sector through representing, and advocating on behalf of, a diverse range of high-quality providers, as well as providing valuable quality assurance, membership, and specialist services. To do this with authority, we operate on an intelligence-led basis underpinned by up-to-date and in-depth information—preparing for the future by strengthening the organisation both in itself and its structures, and in terms of its reach.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

CDMT is a values-driven charity which acts with integrity and resilience to:

• Embrace diversity, inclusivity and open communication to foster creative and collaborative working relationships in all aspects of our operations
• Treat people with dignity, honesty and respect
• Stay agile and intentional in finding innovative solutions to issues as they emerge, including significant changes to government policy and sector priorities
• Draw on the wide range of trusted research, experience and practice that exists in the education and training community and underpins our commitment to world-class performing arts provision
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement amongst our member institutions, our networks of practitioners, and our central team.