History of Drama in Education Part 5: Process Drama
In his 1997 book, The GCSE Drama Coursebook, Andy Kempe writes about the excellent health of Drama. He estimates that about 70,000 young people were choosing to take GCSE Drama by the late 1990’s. Drama appeared to be booming 10 years into the National Curriculum. Ten years after it appeared and feared that Drama lost forever. Continue reading History of Drama in Education Part 5: Process Drama
History of Drama in Education Part 4: Mantle of the Expert and the National Curriculum
This is part four of a series of articles chronicling the history of Drama and Theatre in Education. It is important. It is important to understand where the subject of Drama has come from. What baggage it comes with. How perceptions of the subject have changed over the years. How that baggage and perceptions effect the subject today. Continue reading History of Drama in Education Part 4: Mantle of the Expert and the National Curriculum
History of Drama in Education Part 3: Drama and the Tripartite System
This is part three of a series of articles chronicling the history of Drama and Theatre in Education. It is important. It is important to understand where the subject of Drama has come from. What baggage it comes with. How perceptions of the subject have changed over the years. How that baggage and perceptions effect the subject today. If you missed part one you can … Continue reading History of Drama in Education Part 3: Drama and the Tripartite System
History of Drama in Education Part 2: Peter Slade & Child Drama
This is part two of a series of articles chronicling the history of Drama and Theatre in Education. It is important. It is important to understand where the subject of Drama has come from. What baggage it comes with. How perceptions of the subject have changed over the years. How that baggage and perceptions effect the subject today. Continue reading History of Drama in Education Part 2: Peter Slade & Child Drama
History of Drama in Education Part 1: Splitting definitions of Drama.
Why is our subject called Drama and not Theatre? Let’s delve a look into the history of Drama to see why. This is part one of the history of Drama and Theatre in UK Education. Continue reading History of Drama in Education Part 1: Splitting definitions of Drama.
Why we must keep teaching Drama during COVID 19.
In times of crisis we look to the Arts. We find passion and compassion. We find sources of comfort and love. We discover about ourselves and about others. We share our discoveries and we experience the discoveries of others. A shared experience. A shared narrative. A shared drama. Continue reading Why we must keep teaching Drama during COVID 19.
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