PSHE Through Drama at KS1

Whole class Drama is a social learning medium. It can enable peers to personally, emotionally and cognitively engage together, with ‘real life’ situations, issues and events, in a safely distanced, active and reflective way.

This online session will explain how to set up a Drama Contract with the class first, then ‘step by step,’ how to use Drama strategies with a KS1 picture book, that intentionally focusses on the PSHE learning opportunities within it. The possible use of Teacher in Role, will also be considered.

Resources

• A Drama Contract

• A Drama Strategies booklet

• A PSHE focused lesson plan

• A copy of the Powerpoint (as a PDF)

• A relevant published article

TBC

Patrice Baldwin is Chair of the Council for Subject Associations (CfSA).

She was a Primary Headteacher, Arts Education and School Improvement Adviser (Norfolk) and an Ofsted inspector. She was Sir Jim Rose’s Editorial Expert for Drama in his proposed primary national curriculum and Oak National Academy’s Primary Drama subject leader during the pandemic. She worked regularly with Pie Corbett for several years, delivering ‘Talk and Drama for Writing’ conferences.

From 2012 until 2020, she arranged and offered primary curriculum courses and leadership conferences for Norfolk schools, through Inspiring Professional Development and School Improvement.

Patrice is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts and is a specialist in using Drama for learning. She has worked in almost 40 countries at conferences and in universities. She was Chair of National Drama (2004- 2015) and President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) from 2010-2013.

She founded and directed, Drama for Learning and Creativity (D4LC), supported by Norfolk County Council, QCA, Arts Council England, Creative Partnerships and NESTA and presented it at UNESCO’s 2nd World Arts in Education Conference in South Korea. Patrice was a BBC Education scriptwriter and series consultant. She is a prolific author. Her most recent book is Process Drama for Second Language Teaching and Learning (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022) and her next book will be published in Autumn 2023 by Taylor and Francis. Her website is www.patricebaldwin.net.