Research and case studies

Many articles have been published which examine or reference our work  - here's a selection:

• Would you risk it for Shakespeare?
  A case study of using active approaches in the English classroom
  An article from English in Education (NATE journal) exploring the pros and cons of teaching Shakespeare on your feet, written by Tracy Irish (RSC Education Programme Developer).


• History of the Teaching of Shakespeare in England (PDF, 472KB)
  An article on the history of the teaching of Shakespeare in England, written for our Stand up for Shakespeare campaign in 2008.


• There is some soul of good: An action-centred approach to teaching Shakespeare in schools
  An article written by Jacqui O'Hanlon (our Director of Education) and Jonothan Neelands (Professor, Warwick University) on the Shakespeare Survey website.


• Worlds Together - symposium booklet (PDF, 180KB)
  In September 2012, Worlds Together, an international education conference for the World Shakespeare Festival, brought together presentations from practitioners and educators from around the world in a two-hour symposium. Abstracts of the presentations can be found in this symposium booklet.

Other useful links

• The British Shakespeare Association Education Network
  An open news and discussion forum, hosted by the British Shakespeare Association, about the teaching of Shakespeare.


• Key research findings from DICE
  A report by DICE (Drama Improves Lisbon Key Competences in Education) on the impact of drama and theatre in education.

The RSC is not responsible for the content of external websites.