I know at my dd's CAT they take the final year students (17-18 year olds) down to London to attend pre audition workshops and to look round the London colleges in the October half term.
It is up to the individual student to attend any additional open days, apply to their favourite colleges/conservatories and write their personal statements but the tutors will advise on these.
They also offer additional classes to work on solo pieces.
The tutors seem to know the individual students very well and what their strengths are and do give impartial advice as to the career path/institution that would best suit them.
There is also an informal network as the younger students listen and learn from the older ones who are going through it at the time!
You seem less impressed with your dd's CAT and I notice you have posted on another forum that they do not particularly prepare or support young people to apply for full time places at 16.
I think this is because it is primarily a contemporary CAT and as the full time contemporary dance courses are degrees, they do prefer the post 18, maturer dancer. That is what your dd's scheme will be working towards.
It is only in classical ballet that it seems essential to apply for vocational 6th form places (that is why the only ballet CAT accepts auditionees from 10 years and they work towards and are prepared for auditioning for full time vocational training at 16).
All the other dance/MT colleges do take dancers full time from 16 but it is not absolutely necessary and your decision will have to be made in relation to other things eg your finances, your dd's maturity and ability to live away from home at 16 as well as her standard of dancing.
My dd did toy with the idea of auditioning at Rambert for entry at 16 (has decided to wait until 18 now as she wants to do A levels) but I accepted that it was my responsibility to find out when the open days and auditions were for this and her responsibility to fill in the application form and to prepare an audition solo, not the CATs (though I'm sure they would have helped her if we were continuing down this path).
Good luck with your meeting
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