How to Use Drama With SEN

Most of the staff in special schools, as well as those working with SEN students in main stream, believe drama is a great way to engage their students. The trouble is that for many knowing where to start is a problem. This practical course will demonstrate lots of simple ways to get started and show how we can use drama to work effectively with students who have a variety of learning difficulties and special educational needs.

The course will be practical. During the day we will be demonstrating many of the ideas so come in suitable clothing and be ready to have lots of fun.

What you will learn during the day:
•lots of simple practical ways of getting started with a drama activity
•how we can create a suitable space for drama to take place in - whether it is in classroom, studio or hall
•a range of practical ideas that you can take back to your classroom to use immediately
•ways of using everyday objects to create dramatic tension
•how to gain your students' interest - and keep it
•enable you to see how you can stay in control of drama work
•demonstrate the power and effect of the language we use
•how to create a fear free space in which students [and staff] can thrive and have lots of fun
•simple language techniques that work like magic to gain students' interest