I love all forms of movement, as I mentioned in previous posts, and try to incorporate movement as early as possible into the drama curriculum so students experiences of it are fun, challenging and enjoyable. When I mentioned this week to the second years that they are starting dance/drama their faces dropped and the boys [...]

The S2 students are about to do a unit in Drama called JO which looks at why a boy ran away from home. By using Theatre in Education we try to ask students to put themselves into the characters shoes. Theatre-in-Education (or TIE or Diadactic theatre) is a medium of theatre for exploring various issues [...]

As well as being a drama teacher I am also a theatre practitioner and am founding member of random ACT theatre company.  My passion is Directing and i’ve kept this quiet but have been nominated for a  national theatre award ran by the Arches theatre for stage Directors. This is all very exciting and probably [...]

Well although this week was meant to be a time of relaxing and catching up with people I found some time to do some CPD and what a time I had. East Lothian council is an amazing region to work in however there is no CPD for drama at all and we aren’t allowed at [...]

It’s always interesting to see how staff perceive a subject in a school, many think drama is a mikey mouse subject, which I’ve touched upon in other posts. Here’s where I stand about the whole issue… Peter Brook said… I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this [...]

  I was just planning my lesson for my S1 challenge class tomorrow and a blog came to mind. I’m first and foremost a Drama teacher however I also tell my students to think outside the box when creating work. I always tend to use music in my productions and my SG class last year [...]

Well I was talking to a few friends about the Standard Grade (SG) course and how exciting I thought it was and we then began to discuss the Scottish Government thinking of getting rid of it and replacing them with Intermediate One and Intermediate Two courses… mmm having taught both courses i’m thinking it’s not [...]

Well the S1 are coming to the end of their first unit in Drama. ‘Self-Control and Making it real’ is, for me, the most important unit in every drama course. This is the unit that builds the stepping stones to not only creating a realistic piece of theatre but the confidence and skills needed in [...]

Well my weekend was spent going to the theatre and rehearsing. Friday I went to see the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Rupture (review in no business like page) and Saturday I went to see Algebra of Freedom by 7:84. Both very different, both had some excellent touches but both left me wanting more! [...]