1. Fee Structure Agreement

Our classes run for 42 weeks in the year. Holidays include 5 weeks in summer, 1 week in October, 2 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks at Easter. Payments are spread evenly over 12 months. The monthly payment will remain the same throughout the year regardless of how many dancing weeks there are in the month. A one off initial registration fee will be payable on full enrolment.

2. Payments

All payments are to be made by Direct Debit via GoCardless. Pupils will not be permitted to class until the invoice has been paid in full by the 15th of the month.

Failed Direct Debit payments via GoCardless will automatically be recharged within 7 days.

Initial joining invoice will be automatically charged to your direct debit including registration fee. Direct debit mandates can be cancelled at any time by the customer.

3. Automatic re-invoicing

In order to operate as efficiently as possible pupils will be automatically invoiced each month. This means that unless you inform us that you wish to change classes or that your child is no longer attending classes you will continue to be charged monthly invoices.

Any changes made to class attendance MUST be notified to the office by email no later than the 15th of the month the changes will take effect the following month.

If you wish to withdraw your child from the school, it is vital that you email the office no later than the 15th of the month. If you have not contacted us by then you will be automatically invoiced and the refund policy in Section 5 below will apply.

4. Changing classes

If you would like to change any classes please contact the office by email no later than the 15th of the month. All changes will take effect from the 1st of the following month.

From time to time JHM will move pupils to new classes due to age, ability and level. We will notify you of any changes before the start of a month.

5. Cancelled classes and refunds

If JHM needs to cancel a class for any reason we will endeavour to reschedule the class. If this cannot be arranged, all pupils affected will be refunded for the cancelled class on their next invoice.

JHM is under no obligation to refund or part refund payments made in the event of your child being unable to attend a class. In some cases, we are able to offer an alternative class. Please email the office if you would like further details of the classes available to your child.

We regret that once a month has commenced; no refunds shall be given – except in exceptional circumstances that JHM will determine at its sole discretion.

Once your child has registered with the school all monthly payments must be made. It is not possible to miss a month’s payment.

6. Class uniform

All pupils are required to wear the correct school uniform as specified in our Uniform Policy at all times. New pupils are not required to have all essential dance wear when they first start classes but will be asked to purchase the correct uniform within 2 months of joining.

A copy of the Uniform Policy can be provided on request. Pupils arriving to class dressed inappropriately will first be given a reminder and then refused entry to class in subsequent weeks if they continue not to abide by the Uniform Policy.
No mobile phones or electronic devices are allowed into the studio. JHM staff will confiscate these items and return them at the end of class.

VALUABLES ARE LEFT IN THE CHANGING ROOMS AT THE OWNER’S OWN RISK.

Such items can be locked in the office if necessary.

7. Teachers

All JHM teaching staff are appropriately qualified and checked for their suitability to work with children.

Classes will be taught by the same teacher each week however we may occasionally need to provide a substitute teacher, e.g. for illness or injury. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to notify you of such changes in advance.

8. Competitions and exams

Pupils eligible for exam or competition entry will be notified of any extra fees or costs. Pupils will not be allowed to take part in any competition/exam if these fees have not been paid by the date given in the correspondence as many of our governing bodies require we pay in full and they do not allow for late entries.

9. Medical Conditions

Please notify the office if your child has any medical conditions, e.g. allergies, that we need to be aware of. All information given will be treated as confidential.

If your child is ill and there is a chance that other children may be affected, we respectfully ask that you do not bring your child to class until they are well.

10. JHM Dance & Cheer Photo / Video Consent

I give permission for my child to be used in photography and/or recordings for promotional and documentary purposes.

These images may appear in our printed publications, on video, on our website and social media.

I grant full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve JHM Dance & Cheer’s aims.

This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media and marketing.