Drama is now among typically the most popular subjects to check out at GCSE and A level. With so many students discovering an interest for drama it is important to learn what opportunities can be found as it pertains to pursing a career.
Will be Performers have several options they could 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 head to drama school. Though this really is indeed rare, it's not impossible.
However, not everybody wants to become a performer some prefer to show, so what training do you need. Well I spoke to at least one drama student who told me exactly about her journey from leaving
Blag Youth Theatre in Rickmansworth to landing a first class job in another school in Hertfordshire, she also outlines other routes into becoming a crisis teacher.
'My desire for drama began within my early teens, when I joined Blag Youth Theatre. There I was able to expand my knowledge and test out improvisation and scripted pieces. It also 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 complete a three year degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and graduated in 2001. During the next 3 years I worked with a number of different aged children running outdoor adventure activities. Dramacool I then made a decision to become secondary school teacher and to get back to university; so in 2004 I started a PGCE in drama at Chester University. This course took annually and was very hands-on with two teaching placements in various schools.
Once I completed this year I started being an NQT (Newly Qualified teacher) at a school in Hertfordshire - Once I had done 12 months at this school i was a fully-qualified teacher of drama!!
You can find other routes into teaching:
In the event that you make your decision before I did so and know when you finish your A-Levels that you intend to be described as a teacher then you can certainly do a 4 year course at University and become either a primary teacher or perhaps a secondary teacher with drama specialism.
When you yourself have a crisis degree already and wish to teach drama then you can certainly either apply to complete a PGCE, like me or perhaps a GTP. A GTP is a school based qualification where you work in a school for a low salary and soon you qualify.
When you yourself have a diploma in another subject then you can certainly still become a crisis teacher but may have to do a short course to convert your specialism.'
