Show this video to students to help them understand why it is beneficial to study Drama.
My Learning, My Future is a suite of resources that has been developed in partnership with The Careers & Enterprise Company and Skills Builder to help you speak confidently about careers related to your subject as well as the various pathways and skills needed by employers.
Students always ask 'why do I need to do this subject?!'
Students need to learn is that it is not always the content of the subject that will help them with their future aspirations but the skills they are using and developing during those lessons.
This poster could go up in your classroom so you can highlight some of the employability skills they are learning whilst in your lesson.
Body Language
Facial Expressions
Tableau(x)
Vocal Expression
Vocal Projection
Spatial Awareness
Movement Memory
Posture
Mime
Line Learning
Vocal Articulation
Gestures
Balance
Role Play
Creating Mood and Atmosphere
Pitch
Television Crew Coordinator
Sound Supervisor
Camera Operator
2nd Assistant Runner
Company Manager
Circus Performer
Vocal Leader
Movement Director
3rd Assistant Runner
Television Director
Floor Manager
Programme Director
Actor
Talent Agent
Dramatherapist
Choreographer
ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the screen industries – film, television (including children's, unscripted and high-end), VFX (visual effects), animation and games.
They train the people who make the shows the whole world loves and are supporting continued growth and future innovation across the country by investing in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the UK screen industries' global success.
They provide insight, career development and other opportunities to help people get into the industry and progress within it.
Discover Creative Careers exists to inform and inspire young people about careers in the creative industries. It aims to showcase creative careers unknown to many and to explain what skills and qualifications they need to succeed in those careers when they leave school.
With over £1million invested from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and additional support from Arts Council England, the 2023 - 2025 programme aims to reach young people from 77 target areas across England to pursue a career in the creative industries.