Arts & Music

Demonstrates the uses of drama in classroom teaching, providing production tips and examples... More

Essential reading for enthusiasts and scholars of French film, this bestselling volume provides detailed analyses of twenty-two classics of French cinema, from the 1920s to the 1990s. Putting the films in the context of issues like the history of French cinema, gender politics, and the influence of ... More

The 'Cambridge School Shakespeare' series arises out of the research and development work of the Shakespeare and Schools Project. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.An active approach to Shak... More

This sourcebook provides almost fifty key readings grouped around six major topics: learners, teachers, classrooms, curriculum and assessment, the school and education policy. Over half of the readings focus on cases--such as pupils, teachers, classrooms or schools--as a means of conveying some of t... More

As Drama becomes a very popular way of encouraging creative learning in the early years, this highly practical book shows early years practitioners how to teach drama and stagework to children from 3 - 5 years. Full of suggestions, actitivies and sample session plans that are set alongside intended ... More

An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom. This edition of Richard II is part of the Cambridge School Shakespeare series. Like every other play in the series, it has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version of Richard II aims to be different from ot... More

The Star Plays series is designed to build the confidence through performance of young readers at the crucial 10-13 age range. This is a dramatized version of the Charles Dickens classic, the story of a badly treated workhouse boy who runs away and falls in with a gang of thieves.... More

How can music be taught musically? Topics covered include: the place of music in the curriculum; the mature of musical learning; planning, managing and assessing musical learning; school examinations and music; music outside of the curriculum. One of the main premises of the book is that music needs... More

This book has been written for students training to teach music in the secondary school. It aims to develop open and reflective practitioners who will engage critically in the cycle of planning and acting in the music classroom. It also encourages student teachers to develop their own philosophy of ... More

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" remains the most popular of Shakespeare's comedies. Chapters include discussions of the play's plot and themes as well as its social and cultural contexts.... More