Continuing professional development in your school with an RSC practitioner for Primary and Secondary teachers.
An INSET day with the RSC is a full day of evidence-based professional development for teachers. Focusing on one play it will feature several active approaches to teach it in your specific school setting.
If you would like to make an enquiry about INSET Days before you make a booking please contact us.
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If you are ready to book an INSET Day with us please complete the form below and a member of our team will be in touch to organise the arrangements.
Booking Form 2023/2024
Primary
INSET Days for teaching Shakespeare at EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
All our Primary INSET Days include an introduction to using approaches and techniques from our rehearsal rooms in your classroom.
- Playful activities that make learning about Shakespeare fun and creative
- Activities that bring Shakespeare to life in the classroom
- Ways to use the text to support primary literacy with inclusive approaches to introducing Shakespeare
- Insights into our current productions, including First Encounters Romeo and Juliet, touring to schools and theatres around the country from January to April 2024
Secondary
INSET Days for teaching Shakespeare at Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 and Further Education for English Literature, Drama & Theatre or Performing Arts.
All our Secondary INSET Days include an introduction to using approaches and techniques from our rehearsal rooms in your classroom.
- Explore extracts from the plays as actors and directors, including monologues, soliloquies and dialogues for key scenes
- An accessible and in-depth analysis of the play’s themes, story, key characters and their relationships
- Activities for unlocking Shakespeare's language that invite discussion and critical thinking about the text, including challenging racism, sexism or ableism found in the plays
- How to respond to exam questions with evidence from the text, especially for GCSE and A-Level students
Date/Time: By arrangement; with availability throughout the year.
Location: We can come to your school anywhere in the UK or you can come to one of our education spaces in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Duration: six hours including breaks; usually 9.30am-3.30pm.
Cost:
Full Day INSET: £1,250 (£300 discount for state schools*)
Half Day INSET: £900 (£150 discount for state schools*)
For international schools outside of the UK, please contact us for bespoke pricing.
*Including schools run by academies and local authorities, and free schools.
Materials: We supply all session texts and materials via email in advance. Following the course, each participant will receive a set of high quality resources with detailed descriptions of the strategies and texts used during the day to support their planning and teaching.
Numbers: 10-30 people; we can quote for larger sessions if required.
Please note that we require booking at least six weeks ahead of an INSET Day.
For bespoke requests, please get in touch by emailing: teachers.courses@rsc.org.uk
To book an INSET Day in your school please complete the form below.
Booking Form 2023/2024