So you think you want to be a Drama teacher?

National Drama is the UK’s leading subject association. It welcomes all drama teachers, trainees and theatre practitioners who are actively engaged in the process of learning through, and about, drama and theatre education. At the centre of National Drama’s work is the determination to provide members with a coherent and evolvable framework of professional development opportunities; primary, secondary, theatre and HE.

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For anyone interested in training to become a Drama Teacher, including Drama, Performing Arts &amp; Film/Media Undergraduate Students.

A presentation followed by an opportunity to talk to Drama initial teacher education subject leaders across regions in England, Scotland and Wales.Teaching is a rewarding profession. Teaching young people Drama is a privilege. Pupils enter the drama space with eager anticipation over what is going to happen next as the vast wonders of theatre and everything it has to offer are opened up to them. Every lesson is a complete surprise where they can learn collaboratively through role play – stepping into the shoes of others. By nurturing pupils through and about theatre you are not only opening up lives, diverse and dynamic communication and an art form, but also exercising democratic practices, promoting pupil voice and developing the dramatists of tomorrow. With this exciting profession comes responsibility and a need for thorough subject knowledge, a keenness to create your own materials, do your own research and keep up with contemporary theatre and drama education practice. In these challenging times, artists are finding new and exciting ways of helping theatre to re-emerge and thrive, not least through online technology.It is hard to imagine a career which will make higher demands on creative thinkers. It is impossible to imagine a better time for drama teachers to step up to these challenges and lead education towards a new dawn.Course Leader: SCITED (Standing Committee of Initial Teacher Education in Drama)<ul>A presentation from Simon Floodgate (University of Reading) followed by breakout groups according to region:South West: Jo Lock Smith (Plymouth) Wales: Emma Thayer (Cardiff Metropolitan)Manchester/North:	Rebecca Patterson (Manchester Metropolitan)London:	Amanda Kipling (Goldsmiths) South &amp; South East: Karen Hall (Sussex) &amp; Simon Floodgate (Reading)Midlands: Wendy Frost (Wolverhampton) &amp; Chris Bolton (Birmingham City) Scotland: William Barlow (Aberdeen)</ul>

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