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

Secondary

You will be operating in one of the following school organisational contexts:
      - Drama Department: KS3 Creative Drama/KS4 GCSE Drama/A level Drama/Theatre Studies
      - Performing Arts Department/Dance/Music
      - Expressive Arts Department/Art and Design/Music

You may be a member of a team, but typically you are a Lone Drama Teacher, carrying organisational and teaching responsibility.

We have developed a pattern of support and CPD resourcing across these areas.

Autumn Term
      - Evening CPD Courses
                 reviewing and up-dating teaching the drama syllabus
                 exam board requirements
      - Day Workshops with key Drama Practitioners
                 Jonothan Neelands/Cecily O'Neill/Andy Kempe

Spring & Summer Terms
      - Evening Sessions
                Specialist Areas/SEN/EAL
      - Day Workshops with key Ensemble Theatre Companies
      - Physical Theatre/Improvisation
                Complicite/Shared Experience/Frantic Assembly
      - Creative Mask Work
                Trestle/John Wright

You as a Drama Practitioner - improvising at your own level!
      - your personal creative drama stimulus and experience
      - with the potential to devise your own workshop for your students

Next Development: Empowering the Drama Teacher.
We are planning to develop sessions where you share
      - organisational experience
      - teaching approaches
      - resources.

Creating a Drama Teaching Community across London!

join London Dramajoin a Discussion Forum

 

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.