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DRAMA FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING Drama is an effective way of supporting students in language learning, including English as a Foreign Language (EFL), as it uses active teaching and learning styles which motivate and sustain the attention of a wide cross section of pupils....Read more

Top 5 Books for Teaching Shakespeare to Children and Young People

Directing and Devising, Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features

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 more

Story Books for Drama Teaching

Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features, Language Teaching

Stories can provide the launch pad for a one-off drama session or several weeks of work. Drama strategies can be drawn on to deepen the understanding of characters and situations or to explore alternative outcomes. Below is a list of books which provide great...Read more

Dorothy Heathcote – Pioneer of Educational Drama

Drama Teaching, Features

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.