“The theatre was packed with students because it was a GCSE text they were studying.”
Going the theatre, an art gallery, or to a sporting event, with school should be and can be a lifelong memory - not just a revision task.
For some kids, this is their only opportunity to see more of the world.
Well… 😂
My sixth form formed an arts society with the boys one down the road with the sole purpose of buying group tickets at discounted rates. We went to see ballet and plays. It was brilliant! No teachers involved. But it was the trips through ks3 and ks4 that gave us the love of theatre to start with!
Why we need to change our attitude towards theatre?
A tremendous day celebrating RTT:AIC. A huge thank you to my fabulous co author, @hugheshaili.bsky.social. Our series editors @teachals.bsky.social & @spryke2.bsky.social. To every teacher who attended, thank you. @zarashah.bsky.social & @xris32.bsky.social 📚🩵
Alex Quigley
(I am talking about English here - there were other sch trips but the cost - financial and staffing - were massive)
NEW BLOG: Oracy - talk is cheap but group work is costly
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NEW BLOG: Oracy - talk is cheap but group work is costly
learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2026/05/orac...
"We need it to be acceptable to take a small group to the theatre."
This this this! At a previous school we were told we had to offer school trips to an entire year, not just a small group. There were 240 kids in a year... of course we didn't run trips.
