Why Teach Drama to Primary School Children?
Children’s natural tendency towards make-believe play can be utilised at school through structured play and drama.
Read moreKey Stage 1 Drama Lesson Ideas
A dozen fabulous ideas and helpful books for teaching drama at key stage one.
Read moreBringing Fairy Tales to Life through Drama
Ways to develop fairy and folk tales into rehearsed performances, improvisations, tableaux and oral storytelling.
Read more7 Levels of Tension
The 7 levels of tension are used to explore the dynamics of a character, scene or improvisation.
Read moreBullying – Exploring Issues Through Drama
Using drama to explore bullying issues, giving pupils the opportunity to try out anti-bullying strategies.
Read more12 Tips for Learning Lines
Learning lines for plays or speeches is not always easy – here are twelve tips to help!
Read moreShortened Shakespeare
Recommended shortened versions of Shakespeare playscripts for children and young people to perform.
Read moreTop 5 Books for Teaching Shakespeare to Children and Young People
These days Shakespeare can be taught to children and young people in very exciting and active ways – and there are numerous recent books to help teachers. These books bring alive the stories, characters, settings and language through lively games and exercises...Read moreDorothy Heathcote – Pioneer of Educational Drama
The ethos of drama in education today owes an enormous debt to the inspiration of one woman – Dorothy Heathcote (MBE). She developed an empowering approach to educational drama that fired the imaginations of children and inspired the work of teachers.
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