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With Deepest Sadness

It is with profound sorrow that the National Drama Executive shares the news of the passing of our cherished colleague and friend, Vivienne Lafferty. Vivienne was not only ND’s longest-serving officer and our dedicated Newsletter editor, but also a founding member our very first. Her involvement from the earliest steering committee meetings helped shape National …

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ND Executive Statement on Oracy and Drama.

According to the Education Endowment Foundation, (EEF 2021) ’oral language interventions’ and dialogic teaching can have a high impact on children’s learning, particularly for those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

National Drama’s Response to the Government’s Proposed Cultural Education Plan

National Drama’s Executive were invited to meet two members of the DfE on July 13th 2023. Clive Fischer and Amajit Basi presented  a position paper with a series of questions from the DfE. Zeena Rasheed, Vice Chair of National Drama presented ND’s response to the DfE via power point. This power point is highly relevant to current …

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ND presenting at the House of Lords

Geoff Readman, Chair of ND, presenting at the House of Lords National Drama was invited to The House of Lords’ enquiry into Secondary Education on 11 May 2023 (Thursday). A paper presenting the case for Drama was prepared and can be downloaded here View the video recording of the enquiry here

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