Teachers at KS1, KS2 and Special Schools
Do you want your students to develop their creativity, cognition, empathy, resilience and persistence?
Do you want them to build their cultural capital, take risks and think critically?
Do YOU want to build YOUR skills to empower your pupils?
A WAT Residency will enable you to achieve all this.
Click here for the Drama Residency page and more information.
Do you want your students to develop their creativity, cognition, empathy, resilience and persistence?
Do you want them to build their cultural capital, take risks and think critically?
Do YOU want to build YOUR skills to empower your pupils?
A WAT Residency will enable you to achieve all this.
Click here for the Drama Residency page and more information.
International Women's Day 2024
To celebrate International Woman’s Day Gertie has been exploring Women’s Rights History with Y5 and 6 at Our Lady & St Joseph’s Primary School, Rotherham.
To find out more click here for our Women's Rights History page.
To find out more click here for our Women's Rights History page.
Articles in UCL Press
WAT's creative history work features in 2 newly published articles on the UCL Press 'Paper Trails' site.
Click below to find
'Aliens'? Creative History in the Primary Classroom
and
Aliens: A Play from the Archives
WAT's creative history work features in 2 newly published articles on the UCL Press 'Paper Trails' site.
Click below to find
'Aliens'? Creative History in the Primary Classroom
and
Aliens: A Play from the Archives
Gertie delivered a residency at Rowan School.
Rowan School is a small, special school in Sheffield for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication difficulties.
“It has been an amazing opportunity to work with Gertie. Her approach and lessons have been interactive, fun and appropriate for all learners. The children's confidence has grown and they are stronger as a team. As a teacher I have developed lots of tools to develop my own practice. Thank you very much for the lovely lessons.”
Grace Hallam, The Rowan School
World War 1 Work
Our WW1 themed work is featured in “Children and Conflict”, one of four “open access downloadable legacy-themed e-books” from the ‘Beyond Commemoration: Community, Collaboration and Legacies of the First World War’ project.
Click here to access the books, which can be downloaded as PDFs. Our work is on page 48 of “Children and Conflict”.
Our WW1 themed work is featured in “Children and Conflict”, one of four “open access downloadable legacy-themed e-books” from the ‘Beyond Commemoration: Community, Collaboration and Legacies of the First World War’ project.
Click here to access the books, which can be downloaded as PDFs. Our work is on page 48 of “Children and Conflict”.
New Play Script
Paul Whitfield received Arts Council funding to write a play for young audiences (8+) exploring issues around the environment and climate change. Paul has written a script that is age-appropriate, engaging, accessible and thought-provoking. The script has been developed with Y 5/6 pupils at Norbriggs Primary School in Derbyshire, who carried out a rehearsed reading for the Y4 class.
The script of “The Story Tree” is now available as a free download.
Click here to access it
Paul Whitfield received Arts Council funding to write a play for young audiences (8+) exploring issues around the environment and climate change. Paul has written a script that is age-appropriate, engaging, accessible and thought-provoking. The script has been developed with Y 5/6 pupils at Norbriggs Primary School in Derbyshire, who carried out a rehearsed reading for the Y4 class.
The script of “The Story Tree” is now available as a free download.
Click here to access it
WAT is proud to offer effective and exciting Drama PPA or extended Drama projects for primary schools.
WAT are excited to announce that we are now Artsmark Partners. To find out more about what we can offer click here.
Find out more about Artsmark at www.artsmark.org.uk.
Find out more about Artsmark at www.artsmark.org.uk.
Whitworks Adventures in Theatre specialises in creating exciting and varied experiences with History, Drama and PSHE.
WAT offers History Days. Using active learning, emotional engagement and discovery, Gertie brings history to life - taking alternative narratives, including real women from history who have lived remarkable lives and developing exciting and educational experiences around them. Combining in-role work, script work, performance and inter-active experiences for re-enacting real events with young people. To find out more go to Bringing History to Life
Working in primary and secondary classrooms, Gertie offers A Play in a Day; creates improvised original pieces with students; directs and supports schools to realise exciting productions; works alongside Drama teachers to develop schemes of work for drama. Gertie will also help schools and teachers to develop a more active, creative and discovery- based curriculum. To find out more go to Bringing Drama to the Classroom
Gertie also accepts commissions to produce resources - History, PSHE, Drama and English. She has worked with Historic England, Sheffield Hallam, Nottingham University and Leeds Beckett University to produce resources as well as various Heritage Lottery Fund (now the National Lottery Heritage Fund) projects.
Gertie specialises in tackling sensitive or challenging subjects through PSHE, History, English and Drama. To find out more go to Free Resources
Children and young people constantly report that Gertie’s sessions help them to develop:
Working in primary and secondary classrooms, Gertie offers A Play in a Day; creates improvised original pieces with students; directs and supports schools to realise exciting productions; works alongside Drama teachers to develop schemes of work for drama. Gertie will also help schools and teachers to develop a more active, creative and discovery- based curriculum. To find out more go to Bringing Drama to the Classroom
Gertie also accepts commissions to produce resources - History, PSHE, Drama and English. She has worked with Historic England, Sheffield Hallam, Nottingham University and Leeds Beckett University to produce resources as well as various Heritage Lottery Fund (now the National Lottery Heritage Fund) projects.
Gertie specialises in tackling sensitive or challenging subjects through PSHE, History, English and Drama. To find out more go to Free Resources
Children and young people constantly report that Gertie’s sessions help them to develop:
- Curiosity
- Confidence
- Commitment
"Drama and History work like the Courage of Conscience work, gives all children a more level playing field from which to be able to write. They have all felt and experienced the same events. It gives them something to refer to internally. That's why your drama and history package will work in ANY context and will have successful outcomes."
Andrea Fox Year 5 Teacher Grassmoor Primary
Andrea Fox Year 5 Teacher Grassmoor Primary
WAT’s exciting and engaging educational approach to Drama, History and PSHE will offer your children and young people the opportunity to be:
If you want to find out more please go to About Whitworks Adventures in Theatre
- creative
- critical thinkers
- collaborative
- challenged
- concentrated learners
- communicators
- courteous
- caring
- cheerful
If you want to find out more please go to About Whitworks Adventures in Theatre
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