Terms & Conditions
2024-2025 Term Dates
NSOD/Charming will be open for 38 weeks in the 2024-2025 school year.
Autumn Term 1 – 7/9/24 to 25/10/24
Autumn Term 2 – 2/11/24 to 19/12/25
Spring Term 1 – 6/1/25 to 15/2/25
Spring Term 2 – 24/2/25 to 12/4/25
Summer Term 1 – 28/4/25 to 23/5/25
Summer Term 2 – 31/5/25 to 18/7/25
Booking Process
We use a booking system called Membermeister. All current students and parents are registered with it. All new students will need to complete the online registration.
When you book your child into their class you will be subscribing to a monthly direct debit set up through Go-Cardless paid for 11months of the year (no payment in August). This will be taken on the 1st of each month. We offer a two week paid trial, once you have completed the trial we contact you to see if your son/daughter wishes to subscribe to the class. An interim payment will be required to cover the weeks until the next direct debit is due and a link will be sent to cover this and to set up the direct debit. This will be the same if your child joins an additional class.
All fees are non-refundable and no refunds will be made for missed classes
Class Fees 2024-2025
Payments are taken from your account on the 1st of the month. Prices are based on 38 weeks worth of classes and pro-rated over 11 months.
The fee due for each class are as follows:
Drama Class - £28 per month
Musical Theatre Superstars – £23 per month
Musical Theatre Junior & Senior Cast - £50 per month
How to cancel
If you would like to change your classes or cancel your membership, you must email us at admin@nicolasschoolofdance.co.uk. We cannot accept cancellations by word of mouth, text or social media. We require one month’s notice along with fees. For example, to cancel a payment for 1st November, you will need to email us by 30th September. Your child can continue to attend classes throughout October.
Why are we making this Change?
To help simplify our booking system, we have lots of feedback from parents that they would like to budget and spread the cost of our classes over multiple months so that you will make 11 smaller payments instead of 6 much larger ones. Paying through subscriptions also means that the payments will be processed automatically without the need to click for payment from parents each time. In short it will make it even easier to enjoy classes through NSOD and Charming.
Other
Any cheques returned from the bank will incur an administration charge.
Please arrive on time for all classes. We may refuse admission if you have missed the warm up section, any injuries as a result of this you agree that Charming is not liable.
Please turn off mobile phones during classes.
Please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Charming is not liable for any injuries caused by inappropriate clothing/foot ware.
Chewing gum is strictly prohibited.
Charmingis only responsible for children during the times as stated on the class timetable or at organised events/shows.
In case of heavy snow/bad weather please check the website/soclal media/emails to see if your class is still running refunds may not be available if you are unable to attend.
All children/adults who have asthma or who use an inhaler must bring it to every class, as Nicola's School of Dance Ltd will not be responsible for this.
All staff of Charming over 18 years have a full DBS check and are Licensed Chaperones with Hereford Council.
This page explains what Charming Theatre Company (Charming) does with the personal information you provide us.
General
In order to become a student of Charming you are required to tell us personal information about yourself. At the point of collecting the information we aim to clearly explain what it is going to be used for and who we may share it with. Unless required or permitted by law, we will always ask you before we use it for any other reason.
Any sensitive personal information will never be supplied to anyone outside Charming without first obtaining your consent, unless required or permitted by law. We comply with current Data Protection Legislation.
We do not share information with third parties for purposes that are incompatible, such as product marketing.
The legal basis for collecting the information
Most of the information is collected because it is necessary for your enrolment to Charming or is required by law. You must provide it in order to enrol at Charming.
Parents, carers, guardians and next of kin
For all students it is important that we have details of a contact in case of emergency as such you will be asked to provide details of a parent, carer, guardian or next of kin.
Under the proposed legislation GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), young people aged 16 and over can decide for themselves and give consent for the processing of their personal information. Parental consent is not required although there may be some exceptions.
Charmign has found that it is very beneficial to the young person’s progress if we are able to engage with the parents (or guardian/carer). Therefore it is very important that we have the parents’ details recorded on our systems.
Responsibilities
Charming are the data controller under Data Protection Legislation and the owner is therefore ultimately responsible for implementation.
The designated data controller who is appointed to ensure compliance with the legislation is Edward Owen.
Further information
If you have any questions about Data Protection at Charming, please contact ed@charmingtheatre.co.uk
If you have a data protection concern that cannot or have not been resolved by Charming, you have the right to raise it with the Information Commissioner’s Office.