National Theatre launches free theatre education resources

Aiming to support teachers to access and teach a more diverse range of work, a new resource titled Practitioners in Practice has been launched by the National Theatre. 

Created and conceived by theatre practitioner and director Katie Mitchell, the resource is centred around a short film, expanding the existing offering for drama teachers from the NT. 

Theatre director Katie Mitchell said: ‘I conceived the Practitioners in Practice series to support the teaching of theatre making in secondary schools, especially at A Level. This first episode uses my own practice to pilot a written and film resource providing a model that can be applied in future series to a much more diverse group of practitioners. 

‘The series aims to help teachers and students to access a wider range of contemporary practitioners and bridge the gap between professional practice and drama in the classroom. It is also a response to the shocking fall off on A Level and GSCE take-up for drama over the past decade and hopes to help support schools to turn these figures round.’

On the offering, Alice King Farlow, director of learning at the National Theatre, said ‘By opening up access to the practice and plays of some of the most exciting artists in our industry today, we hope to support schools and students nationwide to discover the magic of theatre from their own classrooms. 

We're delighted to expand our free educational resources with new titles on the National Theatre Collection and a brilliant new learning resource conceived by theatre practitioner Katie Michell, inspiring creativity in the next generation and increasing awareness of the many skills and roles involved in creating world-class theatre.’