London Drama News

Borough Drama

Is your borough organised for Drama? Does it provide INSET or CPD courses? London Drama can support the development of initiatives and programmes for drama in boroughs. Please contact us if you would like more information. 
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School Support

If your school would like to develop drama training please contact us. We will advise on or provide active resourcing.


Youth Theatres

Get Into Theatre helps you find out about career opportunities, work experience, training and much more.


New Publications

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School Improvement Through Drama
by Patrice Baldwin

This new book by Patrice Baldwin is a guide to teaching drama effectively at KS1-3, along with advice for how it can be used for teaching and learning across the entire curriculum.

More info and/or buy here


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Teaching Primary Drama
by Brian Woolland

This new book by Brian Woolland is a comprehensive guide to how drama can influence and improve teaching in the Primary classroom.

More info and/or buy here


London Drama Members!

Get 5% discount on School Improvement Through Drama, Teaching Primary Drama and all London Drama books. Applies also to members of National Drama and English Speaking Board. Find out more

Membership Benefits

What You Get
As a Member you get the following benefits. Theatre Members, Freelance Practitioners and Borough Organisers get additional special membership benefits.

Members' Area on this Website
In the Members' Area Members can access special discounts on courses and books as well as keeping up to date with the latest drama news, and accessing a Discussion Group and London Drama blog.

Dialogue Newsletter
Our regular Newsletter, Dialogue, is published six times a year at the beginning of terms and at half terms with news, drama information, theatre listings etc. In Dialogue you can write reviews, articles and profile your practice sharing with all other members in the London Drama community.

London Drama E-News
Our electronic newsletter, London Drama E-News links members day by day and provides the London Drama community with up to date information about theatre/drama events, discounts on theatre tickets, job opportunities and more.

Drama Magazine
Members receive copies of National Drama’s publication Drama free with their membership. Drama contains articles, practical   ideas for drama, opinions and debate, and book reviews to stimulate and resource your drama teaching. Drama is also an opportunity for you to write about and share your own practice not only with a wider national drama community but also internationally.

We provide the following services to both Members and Non Members:

Course/Workshop Programme
We run courses and workshops by leading edge practitioners in order to inspire and resource you. Our programme is arranged not just once a year but all the year round and consists of of day workshops and shorter evening courses to suit all needs - all at discounted rates to our members. More here.

Book Service
We have a comprehensive stock of standard and new books on drama and theatre and play texts for young people which can be viewed and ordered here. Our books are sold at publishers’ cover prices but Members get a 5% discount on all book purchases. Log on to the Members' Area to gain access to the discounted books.

Theatre Companies
We highly recommend all theatre companies who are members of London Drama. We know them and we know their work and if you are looking for high quality work we can recommend all our Theatre Members to you.

Initial Teacher Training
We are actively involved in initial teacher training with Central School, Middlesex University, the Institute of Education and Goldsmiths College and take an active interest in helping those new to the profession get started in their new careers.

Network Links
London Drama thrives on making connections. We have many network links across the capital across the UK and internationally. Go to Resources to learn more.

Support, Advice and Information
In addition to all this, because we have a regularly manned office you can get support, relevant advice and information when you need it from our staff and management committee who are all experienced members. Contact Us.

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Coming up

 

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Exploring Live Theatre

Workshop and Show with Theatre Centre
Thursday 16 September 2010
Venue: Redbridge Drama Centre
Workshop: 6-7.30pm
Performance: 8-9pm
More info.


Surveys

 

Courses Survey

We are always keen to hear what courses we can run for you. Please take our Courses survey here.


Mapping Drama Practice

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Wanted: Edexcel Visiting Examiners & Chair of Examiners

Edexcel is recruiting Visiting Examiners for GCSE Drama

Joining Edexcel’s Assessment Associate Team offers an opportunity to gain greater insight into the assessment of candidates. If you are a qualified Drama teacher this will enable you to enhance your expertise within the classroom and will assist you in preparing your students for their exams.

For more information about the role, fees, benefits and how to apply, please visit: www.edexcel.com/aa-recruitment

Please quote London Drama Website as your source of information.