2. C&T
• Applied Theatre
• ICT and Digital Technology
• Worcester, UK
• Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee
• Funded by Arts Council England: National Portfolio
• Worcestershire County Council, National Lottery, New York City
• 25 year history, internationally recognized for work.
4. C&T combines:
Drama
• Proven* to:
• Improve literacy
• Greater engagement
• Become better citizens
• Enhance empathy, team
working, innovation and
entrepenurial skills
• * DICE Report, 2010
5. with
ICT and Digital Media
• Young people love technology
• Smartphones, tablets, video
games, the internet
• Credible, popular
• Impart key ICT skills
• Connected to rest of world
• Validates their values
7. Liason and targeting:
Agree your needs and priorities: Needs Analysis
Agree the best C&T Application to achieve these priorities
Agree success indicators and goals
8. The intervention
15-30 students
5 days: consecutively or over an agreed term
Targeted students across a year group of KS
Evaluate against initial goals
9. For example:
Attainment
• Livingnewspaper.net
• Literacy and English
• Research issue, theme or topic
• Interrogate texts, research, evaluate
• Form opinions, discuss & debate evidence
• Intrepret present through drama, video,
audio, images
• Present online at their own Living
Newspaper website
10. For example:
Attendance
• The Dark Theatre
• English, literacy
• Comic book, murder mystery
• Working as detectives -
motivational
• ‘cliff hanger’ endings to four
comics
• Tried and tested
12. C&T: It stands for more than theatre
Use drama and ICT to affect real change.
Targeted
Responsive to your needs and circumstances
Places needs of children first
Applications internationally recognised as best practice