Drama has become certainly one of the most popular subjects to follow along with at GCSE and A level. With so many students discovering an interest for drama it is very important to understand what opportunities can be found when it comes to pursing a career.
Would be Performers have several options they can study drama at university or choose one of the top 23 drama schools in England which can be members of the CDS.
Child performers maybe able to make the transition, from child actor to adult, without having to go to drama school. Though this is indeed rare, it is not impossible.
However, not everybody wants to be always a performer some prefer to teach, just what exactly training do you need. Well I spoke to at least one drama student who said about her journey from leaving
Blag Youth Theatre in Rickmansworth to landing a high grade 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 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 continued to accomplish a three year degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and graduated in 2001. During these 3 years I worked with a number of different aged children running outdoor adventure activities. Dramacool I then made the decision becoming a secondary school teacher and to go back 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 being an NQT (Newly Qualified teacher) at a school in Hertfordshire - Once I had done 12 months as of this school i was a fully-qualified teacher of drama!!
You will find other routes into teaching:
If you make your decision before I did and know whenever you finish your A-Levels that you intend to be described as a teacher then you certainly can do a 4 year course at University and become either a main teacher or perhaps a secondary teacher with drama specialism.
If you have a drama degree already and desire to teach drama then you can certainly either apply to accomplish a PGCE, like me or perhaps 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 qualification in another subject then you can certainly still become a drama teacher but might have to do a short course to convert your specialism.'
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