Guided online sessions and writing exercises that explore the fundamentals of developing characters; finding a voice and turning ideas into stories; and the power of metaphor. Suitable for Drama and English lessons. This is a pre-recorded video lesson. Simply press play on the video to be guided through the tasks. This course is intended for young people aged between 11 – 16 years old. All sessions contain a 40 minute guided video lesson, supporting activity sheets and are led by professional writers. Suitable for Open, Closed or Partially Closed Schools. The writing course resources were created as a response to the challenges schools are facing during the Covid 19 outbreak and are recordings of a live video lesson involving secondary students during the first lockdown of 2020. They were created by Theatre Centre, a non profit registered charity. We were able to fully subsidise the project and offer these lessons at no cost to schools. Lesson 5 - Keith Jarrett. Writing Poetry.

Guided online sessions and writing exercises that explore the fundamentals of developing characters; finding a voice and turning ideas into stories; and the power of metaphor. Suitable for Drama and English lessons. This is a pre-recorded video lesson. Simply press play on the video to be guided through the tasks. This course is intended for young people aged between 11 – 16 years old. All sessions contain a 40 minute guided video lesson, supporting activity sheets and are led by professional writers. Suitable for Open, Closed or Partially Closed Schools. These resources were created as a response to the challenges schools are facing during the Covid 19 outbreak and therefore are fully subsidised by Theatre Centre who are a registered non profit charity. Lesson 4 - Charlie Josephine. Writing For Performance.

Guided online sessions and writing exercises that explore the fundamentals of developing characters; finding a voice and turning ideas into stories; and the power of metaphor. Suitable for Drama and English lessons. This is a pre-recorded video lesson. Simply press play on the video to be guided through the tasks. This course is intended for young people aged between 11 – 16 years old. All sessions contain a 40 minute guided video lesson, supporting activity sheets and are led by professional writers. Suitable for Open, Closed or Partially Closed Schools. These resources were created as a response to the challenges schools are facing during the Covid 19 outbreak. Lesson 3 -Matilda Ibini & Natasha Sutton Williams. Turning Your Ideas into Stories.

Guided online sessions and writing exercises that explore the fundamentals of developing characters; finding a voice and turning ideas into stories; and the power of metaphor. Suitable for Drama and English lessons. This is a pre-recorded video lesson. Simply press play on the video to be guided through the tasks. This course is intended for young people aged between 11 – 16 years old. All sessions contain a 40 minute guided video lesson, supporting activity sheets and are led by professional writers. Suitable for Open, Closed or Partially Closed Schools. These resources were created as a response to the challenges schools are facing during the Covid 19 outbreak. Lesson 2 - Nessah Muthy. Developing Characters and their Stories.

Guided online sessions and writing exercises that explore the fundamentals of developing characters; finding a voice and turning ideas into stories; and the power of metaphor. Suitable for Drama and English lessons. This is a pre-recorded video lesson. Simply press play on the video to be guided through the tasks. This course is intended for young people aged between 11 – 16 years old. All sessions contain a 40 minute guided video lesson, supporting activity sheets and are led by professional writers. Suitable for Open, Closed or Partially Closed Schools. These resources were created as a response to the challenges schools are facing during the Covid 19 outbreak. Lesson 1 - Frazer Flintham. Exploring the relationship between character and story.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

This journal is for KS3 though due to the open ended nature, can be appropiate for KS4 and 5. Suitable for remote learning. Through the 12 Chapters, young people will be given the space to observe, reflect and respond to big topics and themes central to our current world to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. This is a space to stretch your imagination and be creative. The Chapters can be completed in order or hand-picked for the context of your class. Students will follow the same explorative structure to create reflective work for each Chapter. See how to guide to learn more. This chapter explore the theme of hope, looking at other artists interpretations to the theme as a starting point to devising a creative response.

A lesson plan on bravery which explores resilience and asks students to consider what being brave is and how our ‘inner voice’ can impact on how we feel about ourselves. Learning Objective: To understand the struggle between fear and bravery. To be able to present this dramatically through characterisation. The lesson is based around a short radio play, Perfect Pressure, which is available in our store. However, although the lesson refers to a character from the play, it can be taught easily without students being required to listen to the play as the context is explained using a third person scenario.

Scheme of work is designed to spark conversation and develop understanding around Mental Health; focus is stress, anxiety and panic attacks. The unit explores the story, Ella, introduced by listening to a short radio play during lessons, Ella is 16 years old and is facing a myriad of pressures. The lessons unpack Ella’s thought processes and encourage students to think of ways to help Ella. Strategies for managing a panic attacks are addressed and also how to seek out support networks. As a Theatre Company for young people, we specialise in using realistic third-person scenarios to open up safe discussions about difficult subjects. Each ‘Switched On’ scheme of work is centered around a professional radio play. Perfect Pressure is by award winning writer, activitst and performer Sarah Woods. Sarah’s work has been produced by many UK companies including Theatre Centre, Soho Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, the RSC, BBC TV and radio, regional theatres and touring companies. A number of her plays are published by Oberon Books. Switched On is everything you need to teach varied and engaging PSHE lessons at KS3 and KS4 with minimal prep. Also suitable for Drama departments and the clear guidance makes it very approriate for cover lessons. Mental Health - Perfect Pressure. Students will be learning: Wellbeing strand The characteristics of emotional and mental health and the causes, symptoms and treatments of some mental and emotional health disorders (including stress, anxiety and depression) Strategies for managing mental health including stress, anxiety and depression; a broader range of strategies for promoting their own emotional wellbeing

This 60 minute lesson plan with supporting PowerPoint is focused on how to structure an engaging review. Includes an example from an award winning critic on how to build a strong opening to a written response. The lesson then guides students through a clear structure, using each key element as a building block to anaylse and evaluate a live performance effectively. Learning Objectives To learn how to structure an engaging review To develop essential skills in critical thinking.