Member, Nanette Ackerman, has written an absorbing book about poetry and mysticism, called Poems for my Aunt. Available from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poems-my-Aunt-Nanette-Ackerman/dp/1912231441/ref=sr_1_2?
London Conference August 2019
SUMMER CONFERENCE PROGRAMME, LONDON 2019 Friday 16th August 2.30 – 5.00pm Workshop – ‘How to make Shakespeare accessible and fun for children’. Led by Shakespeare in Schools Foundation. 7.30 Theatre performance at The Bridge Theatre. Immersive ‘A Midsummer Night’s
July 2019 Article ‘Nostalgia’ Poetry by Penny Lambert
Over the past few months I have been approached by several different groups to speak to their members about Poetry. In the past I have usually found a theme, such as Poems and Music of the First World War, Seasons
June 2019 Article – SEN and Speech and Drama
Over the years I have taught many pupils – some of which have a variety of SEN needs. Most commonly Dyslexia, sometimes Dyspraxia, occasionally a cocktail of many diagnoses. Attending a Speech and Drama lesson – either in a small
2019 AGM – Saturday 23rd February plus Creative and Enrichment Day
Members and colleagues of the Society met at the Amba Marble Arch Hotel for this year’s Annual General Meeting. This is a most relevant opportunity for STSD teachers to share the past year’s business and other information. This year, members
May 2019 Article – Keeping Kenya’s Orality Alive
Keeping Kenya’s Orality Alive by Githanda Githae There is a famous phrase that goes, ‘When all other means of communication fail, try words’. Indeed this proves that oral skills are vital to each and every person in the whole world!
GET WRITING! SHOWCASE YOUR (OR YOUR STUDENTS’) WORK!
Founded by STSD members, Dr Gillian Bickley and Dr Verner Bickley, MBE, The International Proverse Prizes for writing submitted and previously unpublished in English (may be in translation), are open for entry now. The Proverse Prize for single-author book-length fiction,
STSD 2018 AGM Review
A brief review of of our STSD 2018 AGM recently held at The Amba Hotel Marble Arch. It was an excellent day to meet up with colleagues and friends old and new. The atmosphere was buzzing with people exchanging ideas
Surviving Actors London February 3rd 2018
Three of our members attended Surviving Actors at the Radisson Portman Hotel on Saturday 3rd February. The event consisted of stalls representing various organisations to aid actors and would be actors in their work. There were also workshops, talks, castings
Photos from the workshops at the conference in Ambleside. Summer 2017. Credit Stephen Widmore
