Using Drama Strategies With High-Quality Picture Books, to Support Learning Across the Primary Curriculum

These two sessions explain how various Drama strategies can be used with high quality picture books, to deepen children’s understanding of text, images, and the inter-play between them. Ways in which Drama strategies help focus children’s attention on characters, settings, plots and universal themes will also be considered.

We are delighted to share that delegates will also receive subscription to the Teachers' Collection for 1 year. (https://theteacherscollection.com/) Curated by Mary Myatt and her team, they have identified some outstanding texts, demonstrated their connections to the national curriculum programmes of study, drafted some outline plans, and pulled together important vocabulary for each unit.

4.3.24: Key Stage 1: ‘The Magic Paintbrush’ by Julia Donaldson: A Chinese folktale exploring how magic can be used greedily or to help others.

19.3.24: Key Stage 2: ‘The Island’ by Armin Greder: A provocative picture book about refugees, xenophobia, racism and human rights.

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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.