Drama has become one of typically the most popular subjects to follow along with at GCSE and A level. With so many students discovering a passion for drama it is important to know what opportunities can be found as it pertains to pursing a career.
Could be Performers have several options they are able to study drama at university or choose among the top 23 drama schools in England which are members of the CDS.
Child performers maybe able to make the transition, from child actor to adult, and never having to head to drama school. Though this is indeed rare, it's not impossible.
However, not everyone wants to become a performer some prefer to instruct, just what exactly training can you need. Well I spoke to 1 drama student who told me about her journey from leaving
Blag Youth Theatre in Rickmansworth to landing a first class job in a second 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 experiment with 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 accomplish a three year degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and graduated in 2001. During these 3 years I worked with many different different aged children running outdoor adventure activities. Dramacool I then made the decision to become 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 numerous schools.
Once I completed this year I started being an NQT (Newly Qualified teacher) at a school in Hertfordshire - Once I'd done one year only at that school i was a fully-qualified teacher of drama!!
There are other routes into teaching:
In the event that you make your choice before I did so and know once you finish your A-Levels that you wish to be considered a teacher then you can certainly do a 4 year course at University and become either a main teacher or a secondary teacher with drama specialism.
When you have a drama degree already and need to teach drama then you can certainly either apply to accomplish a PGCE, like me or a GTP. A GTP is a school based qualification where you work in a school for a lowered salary until you qualify.
When you have a degree 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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