RESEARCH & REPORTS
A National Plan For Drama And Theatre Education
DRAMA & THEATRE EDUCATION ALLIANCE
This document has been created by the member associations of the Drama and Theatre Education Alliance (DTEA). The DTEA is an alliance of 20-plus UK associations, networks, and leading organisations, that are all working in drama and theatre education for, with and by children and young people. The membership represents thousands of theatres, schools, businesses, individuals and universities across the UK.
The Arts In Schools Foundations For The Future
PAULINE TAMBLING & SALLY BACON
This is an executive summary of the full The Arts in Schools: Foundations for the Future report which was published by A New Direction on 30 March 2023 to mark four decades since the publication of The Arts in Schools: Principles, practice and provision by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 1982. For all our detailed findings, please refer to the full report via the link below.
Curriculum & Assessment Review Interim Report
The national curriculum is an investment in all our young people, for their benefit and for the benefit of the nation. In addition to supporting individual success, it plays a crucial role in providing the knowledge and skills required to build a prosperous economy and flourishing civil society, as well as promoting social cohesion and sustaining democracy. For these reasons, it is imperative that the national curriculum supports high and rising standards in our education system.
Emancipating Voice: the role of Drama in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people in a secondary school setting (2023).
Abstract Summary to appear in the Research and Reports Section
DR JULIE SALISBURY
The aims of this arts-based research study are to examine how the mental health and wellbeing of young people in a secondary school setting is supported through a Drama curriculum, using performance poetry, found poetry and verbatim theatre as data. The participants were observed engaging in workshops in which the critical pedagogical approach of Open Space Learning (OSL) was applied. This pedagogy enables a shift in power between the teacher and the learner, encouraging democratic, explorative, and creative learning. The research focuses on two key areas, specifically, Drama as a subject and its value as an aspirational art form, and the mental health and wellbeing of students in a secondary school setting. Both key aspects of the research seek to investigate through an arts-based research methodology, the extent to which habitus and capital may shape the mental health and wellbeing of the students, and how the inclusion of Drama in the secondary school curriculum supports the social and academic development of young people.
Drama: a guide for governing boards
Those of us who govern champion the right of children and young people to a high quality and wide-ranging education, ensuring their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
The value of creative education in the lives of our young people – and the important role that subjects such as art and design, dance, drama and music have to play alongside English, maths and science – has never been more apparent as we begin to recover from the educational, social and health impacts of Covid-19.
The State Of The Arts
DR HEIDI ASHTON, DAVID BROWNLEE, JACK GAMBLE, DR MELANIE STAVROU
The United Kingdom has a good claim to being a ‘state of the arts’, recognised around the world for its vibrant culture and heritage.
The State of the Arts report lays bare the challenges the UK now faces to maintain and enhance this – at a time when the arts are under huge pressure, but also have huge potential to transform lives, society and the economy for the better.