Funded CPD opportunity for Year 5 teachers

We would like to offer primary schools in Kent a funded opportunity to work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, one of the world’s leading performing arts organisations. The RSC is collaborating with the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF), the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the University of Exeter to run a large research trial of our Rehearsal Room Writing programme in Year 5 classes across England in 2025/26.

The Rehearsal Room Writing programme offers CPD training in Stratford-upon-Avon that provides teachers with a unique toolkit of drama-based materials and practices intended to stimulate pupil writing. Teachers consistently report the positive impact of these techniques on reluctant writers and the RSC’s recent major research project, Time to Act, provided evidence of the impact on pupil writing and attitudes to learning.

Please find an information sheet, which provides information regarding reimbursements, eligibility, programme delivery, and the project timeline. Schools can also visit our project webpage where they can register their interest in the programme.