Drama has become certainly one of the most used subjects to check out at GCSE and A level. With so many students discovering an interest for drama it is essential to understand what opportunities can be found when it comes to pursing a career.
Could be Performers have several options they can study drama at university or choose one of the top 23 drama schools in England that are members of the CDS.
Child performers maybe able to 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 become a performer some prefer to teach, so what training would you need. Well I spoke to 1 drama student who said 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 passion for drama began in my own early teens, when I joined Blag Youth Theatre. There I surely could expand my knowledge and test out improvisation and scripted pieces. Additionally it gave me performance opportunities which confirmed my passion for the arts.
I left school with 3 A-levels (Theatre studies, Music and English Lit.) in 1998. I went on 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 determined becoming a secondary school teacher and to return to university; so in 2004 I started a PGCE in drama at Chester University. This course took a year and was very hands-on with two teaching placements in various schools.
Once I completed this year I started as 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 will find other routes into teaching:
If you make your choice before Used to do and know once you finish your A-Levels that you want to be considered a teacher then you certainly can do a 4 year course at University and become either a principal teacher or a secondary teacher with drama specialism.
If you have a drama degree already and need to teach drama then you can either apply to complete a PGCE, like me or a GTP. A GTP is a school based qualification where you work in a school for a reduced salary and soon you qualify.
If you have a degree in another subject then you can still become a drama teacher but may need to do a short course to convert your specialism.'
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