Why teach drama? How can a newcomer teach drama successfully? How do we recognise quality in drama? Starting Drama Teaching is a comprehensive guide to the teaching of drama in schools. Exploring the aims and purposes of drama, it provides an insight into the theoretical perspectives that underpin practice alongside activities, example lesson plans and approaches to planning. Written in an accessible style, the book addresses such practical issues as setting up role play, how to inject depth into group drama, working with text, teaching playwriting, as well as common problems that arise in the drama classroom and how to avoid them.

Mike Fleming is Emeritus Professor in the School of Education at the University of Durham, UK.

1. Teaching Drama 2. Drama and the School 3. Planning for drama: lessons and schemes of work 4. Starting Drama 5. Approaches to Drama 6. Activities for creating drama 7. Approaches to Text 8. Teaching Shakespeare 9. Performing and Responding 10. Progression and Assessment 11. Making Sense of Research 12. Conclusion