Education

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We're looking for students to create a film for us

We're looking for students to create a film for us

Get your creative juices flowing and enter our Rome film challenge.

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 National Schools' Festival: Part of the Company

National Schools' Festival: Part of the Company

Ellen O'Keeffe from Bradford College talks about her experiences being part of the National Schools' Festival 2017.

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 Our National Schools' Festival 2017 was a fantastic celebration

Our National Schools' Festival 2017 was a fantastic celebration

This Tuesday students performed in Stratford-upon-Avon as part of our National Schools' Festival 2017.

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 Stratford Schools’ Festival: A Rollercoaster Ride

Stratford Schools’ Festival: A Rollercoaster Ride

Eve from Bridgetown Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon talks us through the recent Stratford Schools' Festival in which students performed throughout the streets of the town.

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Text Detectives

A new series of practical films aimed at students, exploring Shakespeare's language, key scenes and defining frequently used terms with RSC actors and directors.

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How Your School Can Work With Us

Schools, colleges and universities can work with RSC Education in lots of different ways.

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Events and Workshops for Students

Workshops, conferences and other events at the RSC for young people from Key Stage 1 to Undergraduate

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Film Challenge

Share your responses to Shakespeare's Roman plays and create a short film exploring the themes of citizenship, political speaking and female leadership.

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Telling tales: from Ovid’s stories to Shakespeare’s plays

Ovid’s stories were written over 2,000 years ago and inspired some of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays. These classic tales introduce us to characters that we will continue to meet throughout Shakespeare’s plays

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Schools' Broadcasts

All of our Shakespeare plays are broadcast live to classrooms free of charge

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Associate Schools Programme

Our partnership programme with Regional Theatres and schools across England.

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Teacher Professional Development

From specialist courses in Stratford-upon-Avon to bespoke CPD in your school, we have a professional development offer for everyone

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RSC Certificate in Teaching Shakespeare

Booking now open for new RSC Certificate in Teaching Shakespeare.

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Teacher Resources

Free Teacher Packs, videos, image galleries and interactive whiteboard resources to bring Shakespeare to life in the classroom

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Impact and Research

Evidence on the impact of our active approach on young people of all ages and abilities

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Classroom Case Studies

Read our research on the impact of teaching Shakespeare in an active way

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Planning an Education Visit

Bring your students to workshops, events or performances at the RSC

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For Young People

Information, events and activities to help you with your study of Shakespeare, his language and his plays.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to your enquiries about RSC Education

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Where We Work

Look at our map to see where we're working with schools - last year our work reached over 500,000 students across the UK

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