Drama is currently among the most popular subjects to check out at GCSE and A level. With so many students discovering a passion for drama it is very important to understand what opportunities are available as it pertains to pursing a career.
Would be Performers have several options they are able to study drama at university or choose one of many top 23 drama schools in England that are members of the CDS.
Child performers maybe able to help make the transition, from child actor to adult, and never having to visit drama school. Though this is indeed rare, it's not impossible.
However, not everyone wants to be a performer some prefer to teach, what exactly training would you need. Well I spoke to 1 drama student who explained exactly about her journey from leaving
Blag Youth Theatre in Rickmansworth to landing a top class job in another school in Hertfordshire, she also outlines other routes into becoming a drama teacher.
'My desire for drama began in my early teens, when I joined Blag Youth Theatre. There I surely could expand my knowledge and try out improvisation and scripted pieces. Additionally, it gave me performance opportunities which confirmed my desire for the arts.
I left school with 3 A-levels (Theatre studies, Music and English Lit.) in 1998. I proceeded to accomplish a three year degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and graduated in 2001. During the following 3 years I worked with a number of different aged children running outdoor adventure activities. Dramacool I then made the decision to become a secondary school teacher and to get back to university; so in 2004 I began a PGCE in drama at Chester University. This course took per year and was very hands-on with two teaching placements in different schools.
Once I completed this year I began being an NQT (Newly Qualified teacher) at a college in Hertfordshire - Once I had done one year as of this school i was a fully-qualified teacher of drama!!
There are other routes into teaching:
In the event that you make your decision before Used to do and know whenever you finish your A-Levels that you wish to be a teacher then you can certainly do a 4 year course at University and become either a principal teacher or even a secondary teacher with drama specialism.
When you yourself have a drama degree already and desire to teach drama then you can certainly either apply to accomplish a PGCE, like me or even a GTP. A GTP is a college based qualification where you work in a college for a reduced salary until you qualify.
When you yourself have a diploma in another subject then you can certainly still become a drama teacher but may have to perform a short course to convert your specialism.'
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