Drama is currently one of the most popular subjects to follow at GCSE and A level. With so many students discovering a passion for drama it is important to know what opportunities are available as it pertains to pursing a career.
Would be Performers have several options they are able to study drama at university or choose among the 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 visit drama school. Though this really is indeed rare, it is not impossible.
However, not everyone wants to become a performer some prefer to show, what exactly training would you need. Well I spoke to one drama student who said about her journey from leaving
Blag Youth Theatre in Rickmansworth to landing a high grade job in a second 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 experiment with improvisation and scripted pieces. Additionally, it 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 continued to accomplish a three year degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and graduated in 2001. During the following 3 years I caused many different different aged children running outdoor adventure activities. Dramacool I then determined 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 annually and was very hands-on with two teaching placements in various schools.
Once I completed in 2010 I started being an NQT (Newly Qualified teacher) at a college in Hertfordshire - Once I'd 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 decision before I did and know when you finish your A-Levels that you wish to be a teacher then you can certainly do a 4 year course at University and become either a key teacher or perhaps a secondary teacher with drama specialism.
When you have a crisis degree already and wish to teach drama then you can either apply to accomplish a PGCE, like me or perhaps a GTP. A GTP is a college based qualification where you work in a college for a diminished salary before you qualify.
When you have a degree in another subject then you can still become a crisis teacher but may need to execute a short course to convert your specialism.'
