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Terms & Conditions
Academy Membership
Parents/guardians of pupils at the Academy are required to complete a Registration Form detailing their child's contacts, medical history, performance education and particular needs. They are also asked to confirm whether or not they give permission for photographs to be taken of their child and used at the Academy. Completion of the Registration Form constitutes a legally binding contract between the Joyce Marshall Academy of Performing Arts and the parent/guardian. It is the parent's responsibility to inform us of any changes in details immediately as they arise.
If parents/guardians wish to discontinue tuition, they are obliged to give four weeks' notice in writing to the Academy or pay four weeks' fees in lieu. Notice can not be given retrospectively, and you are obliged to pay up until the date notice is given.
Please note that if a Registration Form is not completed, we are not insured to take care of your child and therefore will be unable to teach them.
Fees must be paid by the second week of each term or half-term, failing which we reserve the right to withold tuition.
If monies are paid to the Academy by cheque, and the cheques are returned unpaid to us, you will be liable for any accompanying bank charges.
If payments fail to clear/are missed, the Academy reserves the right to charge interest on monies outstanding at a rate of 2% above the Bank of England base rates. The Academy also reserves the right to charge an administrative fee of £1 a week during term time, or £5 a week outside of term time, if fees are not paid by the second week of term. It is your responsibility to make alternative arrangements with us if you are unable to pay, and by communicating with us you will exempt yourself from this administrative fee.
Parents must alert the Academy to any pre-booked holidays (before tuition commences) in writing. Any holidays booked after enrolment at the Academy will not result in reductions in fees.
The Academy may record telephone conversations for training and monitoring purposes.
LAMDA Performance and Communication and ABRSM Singing tuition is covered by Academy fees up to Level Three- students receive a fifteen minute session every week with the individual tutors.
The Academy reserves the right to update these terms and conditions as and when it deems modifications necessary. By completing a registration form, and/or your child attending tuition at the Academy, you are agreeing to abide by our updated terms and conditions.
Friend for Free!
Each new pupil that joins the Academy following a Friend for Free day must enlist and pay for a minimum of one term. The new student and their friend are then both eligible for a discount of £10 off that term's tuition fees.
The discount only applies to term one of membership and will be issued in the form of a refund at the end of the completed 12-week term. This will be by cheque only.
The discount only applies to a full 12-week term at the standard rate of £160 and is non-transferrable.
Scholarships/Bursaries
An audition must be completed by the student, in order to be eligible for the award of a scholarship or bursary. The parent/guardian of the student must complete an application form. Scholarships and bursaries are awarded based on the student's potential and the decision of the panel is final.
Bursaries are awarded over the course of the year and monies deducted from tuition fees. They are non-transferrable and there is no cash alternative. The Academy is under no obligation to make all of the awards every year. | 
