What are they?
The Centres for Advanced Training (CATs) are organisations or consortia of organisations/partners that include existing Saturday provision at junior departments of music conservatoires and new weekend schools, after school hours and holiday courses for young musicians and dancers. They provide children with local access to the best available teaching and facilities alongside strong links with the music and dance profession. They ensure that children who are talented and committed dancers and musicians have appropriate, tailor-made, specialist provision even if they do not choose to attend specialist boarding schools.
