RSC launches recognition scheme for teachers tackling Shakespeare

The Teaching Shakespeare certificates are designed for teachers at all stages of their careers.

They give teachers the opportunity to use the RSC’s rehearsal-based techniques in the classroom. These techniques have been adapted for schools and include strategies like pushing desks to one side, getting students up on their feet, speaking Shakespeare’s words out loud, and exploring texts to unlock their language and meaning.

The first courses to obtain the Teaching Shakespeare certificates will start in November this year.

New teachers and those new to teaching Shakespeare will be able to start at foundation level. Teachers who are already familiar with the RSC’s approaches but want to extend their knowledge can begin at intermediate level and then progress to the final certification level. Everyone who completes the Teaching Shakespeare programme will receive an RSC certificate that acknowledges their level of expertise.