London Drama News
National Drama also has developed Resources During Lockdown.
Like London Drama, National Drama has also developed support materials for Drama teachers during this lockdown period.
There is a page on their website at Resources and they have a Resources Folder for sahring resources at Resource Folder.
Take care at this difficult time!
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Please sign up for London Drama's Give as you Live campaign at Give As You LIve. Many thanks!
Drama Support
Drama Job Vacancies
Current Drama jobs here.
To advertise your Drama job please contact
londondrama1@gmail.com
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.
Find out more
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.
Publications
Order in the Chaos
by Danielle Mackenzie
This new practical resource book by Danielle Mackenzie published by London Drama provides teachers with seven exciting units of work and materials designed for the GCSE Edexcel Drama Examintion, New Specification, helping to organise "Order" in all that potential "Chaos".
Published as a downloadable E-Book.
More info and download here
London Drama Members!
Get 5% discount on all London Drama books at LD Books. (Log in required.) Applies also to members of National Drama and English Speaking Board. Find out more
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About London Drama Member Theatres
London Drama supports active links between teachers in schools and London's network of professional Theatre Companies providing programmes for children and young people.
We offer Theatres two types of Membership: Standard and Premium. Each type includes all staff at your theatre as Members of London Drama. They are entitled to all discounts on courses and books and to receive LD's E-News individually when you supply their email addresses. Your named Member Contact receives mailouts of Drama magazine and Dialogue newsletter.
Standard Membership
Costs £40 per year and gives you all the regular features of Membership plus access to our members and advantages as detailed below:
- Company Programmes. You have a free listing for your current events on the back page of Dialogue, London Drama’s newsletter, published twice a term. Your current programme is constantly highlighted to all member organisations and individuals.
- Flyers in our Regular Mailouts. Flyers for your latest show or event can be included in mailouts to members – six mailouts a year at discounted rates.
- Courses and Workshops. Member companies get prior knowledge and opportunity to book our INSET and CPD events. Many theatre team members find this a valuable way to extend skills and keep in touch with teachers.
- Listing on our Website. Your company is listed on our Standard Member Theatres page with an email link, eg.
Putney Arts Theatre group64@putneyartstheatre.org.uk
Premium Membership
Costs £50 per year and gives you access to our membership and advantages as Standard Membership above, plus:
- E-mail Newsletter. You can send out up-to-date news of programmes and offers for shows to our members via our E-News.
- Listing on our Website. Your company is listed on our Premium Member Theatres page with your logo, company profile, and a link from our website to your website.
Coming up
Our free CPD events are being organised in partnership with National Drama via Eventbrite - access them here.
In addition, we have some resources to support you via our e-news at Resources and our home page centre panel features our latest free online event
Surveys
Drama Networks Survey
Are you in an active local network for drama teachers? Would you like to be? Take the LD Drama Network Survey here
GCSE Drama Take Up Survey
Has EBacc undermined GCSE Drama take up? Take the survey here.
Courses Survey
We are always keen to hear what courses we can run for you. Please take our Courses survey here.
Mapping Drama Practice
Take the Survey of Drama Practice: it will only take a minute
Organisations
STEP is a borough-wide partnership linking the theatre community and education and youth sector in the London Borough of Southwark. STEP aims to equalise, extend and deepen the theatre and drama experience of all young people living in Southwark through the development of strategic partnerships between schools, youth and community groups and theatres and performing arts organisations. STEP's objective is to work closely with Southwark schools, youth and community groups and theatres and performing arts organisations to develop creative approaches to learning and provide innovative projects which stimulate children and young people's personal development and contribute to their educational attainment.
Find out more here.
