Music & Drama Education Expo | London 2025
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Keynote Theatre15 mins
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The Workshop45 mins
- Secondary Music
How can we get every student to create and develop their own musical ideas? Are you looking for some fresh approaches to delivering classroom composing? In this dynamic session Rachel shares tried-and ... -
Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Secondary Music
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
Join this interactive, cross-curricular session to gain tools and insights for creating impactful arts curricula. Discover your ‘why’ to guide your department's vision, focusing on arts education at p ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Join us for an educators' session on Trinity’s Acting for Screen qualification. Explore the three levels, key tasks, and technical skills required for on-camera performance, including ident, monologue ... -
The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Hywel will explore use of narrative and context in curriculum design and implementation, alongside: Should/Could/Must curriculum, Story and the feelings of presence and enactment, pedagogical discernm ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Find out how to reignite your spark: help others to see the power of our subject and the power of you! Curriculum planning that enables all to see our subject is NOT just about the performer – it’s ab ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Primary
Unlock student improvisation! This interactive session equips music educators with steps to build jazz and improv skills (beginners to advanced). Learn to foster creativity in both spontaneous soloing ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
In the drama classroom, we teach young people how to step into role and what it means to step on stage. They learn how to create narratives and bring characters to life. How do we ensure that drama nu ... -
The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
- SEND/Inclusion
Accessible and fun ways of teaching puppetry technique, focusing on ways into devising, while considering key practitioners such as Kneehigh Theatre and Complicité. Practical ensemble techniques and a ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Stefano and Hannah will discuss the latest on arts education policy, including music and drama, as well as provide an update on the new Music Hub programme. They’re keen to hear from teachers and lead ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Early Years
- Primary
Through interactive discussions, hands-on activities and a range of case studies from within Attigo Academy Trust, attendees will gain insights into how to motivate non-specialist primary school teach ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Secondary Music
The impact of introducing young people to musical activity will be felt throughout their life. Most students won’t become professionals, but all can play or sing in leisure-time music groups as adults ...
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The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
Voice study, integral to GCSE and A Level Drama, blends practical skills with theoretical analysis. This session explores implementing voice study effectively, covering key vocal qualities and charact ... -
Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Primary
Essential knowledge for anyone working with children’s voices. Information about some of the more common voice problems, an acknowledgement of the complex causes, and some simple solutions. This sessi ... -
Keynote Theatre60 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
The art of authentic interaction to inspire equity, inclusion and diversity in your school and beyond. Utilising the transformative power of theatre and drama to fearlessly address issues such as miso ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Secondary Music
- Primary
Putting on musicals is a wonderful process. Junior musicals are designed for a range of ages and are only an hour long. Come and discover the joy of junior musicals from MTI.
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The Workshop45 mins
- Secondary Music
- SEND/Inclusion
This session will explore the transformative tools and creative applications that AI offers to teachers, including valuable time-saving measures. It will cover innovative AI-driven music software, fro ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Leader/Hub/Administration
This practical session explores the problems of ‘sexting’ and reflects on your organisation’s practice. Consider the plays’ approaches and its relevance for your students and the wider school communit ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
Listen Imagine Compose Primary was a two-year action research project which took place in primary schools in Bristol and Birmingham. This talk will explore key research findings and sharing learning f ... -
The Space45 mins
- Primary
Within this workshop Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation will be exploring rehearsal room techniques and the unique power of Shakespeare in developing key skills including oracy, literacy and confide ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Music
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
This panel-led session is going to look at how, as music teachers, we are basically entrepreneurs. Our students and parents are like clients, and we need to think about how to maximise the potential o ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Early Years
- Primary
- SEND/Inclusion
Rachel will share a toolkit of fun and innovative games to improve engagement and build better outcomes for your learners. Walk away with lots of easy and adaptable games to use in your very next less ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Secondary Music
- Leader/Hub/Administration
Have you ever wondered how you could set your young people up for careers in the creative industries? As actors, artists or ‘behind the scene’ roles? Join The Spit Game as they show you how they have ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
A practical session that aims to increase confidence and boost imagination as we explore how every music trolley can become a rich and powerful source of music-making! -
The Space60 mins
- Secondary Drama
- SEND/Inclusion
Through shared exploration, games and exercises that you can take straight back to the classroom, you’ll gain a whistlestop introduction to Vamos Theatre’s approach to mask characterisation, devising ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Primary
Delivered with his characteristic energy and charisma, Charles Béquignon-MacDougall will guide you through a series of accessible and practical exercises designed to improve the sound of any choir (fr ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
How can we create an engaging, accessible and inspiring lesson that introduces the theory and physicality of Brecht, Berkoff and Artaud? In this session, Kat will demonstrate key practical exercises t ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
This session will explore techniques for working with text from a performer’s perspective, including: How to isolate the thoughts and communicate them Better understanding a characters intention Brin ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Secondary Music
This introductory session will explore African rhythm using the body, voice, and musical instruments. It is suitable for music and drama teachers who would like to integrate more rhythmic practices in ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
Songwriting can be a powerful way to unlock students’ creativity, express their feelings and develop their understanding and application of stylistic compositional techniques. ‘The power of songwritin ... -
The Space45 mins
- Primary
What happens when a class of students become the lead characters in an adventure? Join Punchdrunk Enrichment to discover how immersive learning techniques can turn your school into a place of magic an ... -
Keynote Theatre45 minsThis session invites delegates to be part of a new campaign aimed at improving the plight of arts subjects in schools. The government’s independent curriculum review is ongoing, but whatever its outco ...
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Keynote Theatre15 mins
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Keynote Theatre30 minsExperience a streamlined version of a Hercules Music and Movement workshop. Warm up your voice and learn some moves from Disney’s new West End show. This session would usually be 90 minutes in length ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Primary
Mistakes happen; without them, we wouldn’t be able to learn or develop any skills. In this presentation, we will explore how a comfortable learning environment leads to a greater sense of cohesion by ... -
Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Everything you wanted to know about theatrical licensing but were afraid to ask.
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The Workshop45 mins
- Secondary Music
- Leader/Hub/Administration
Following on from David's highly successful session in 2024 'Music composition: tips and tricks for those extra marks' session, David will be running this session on how to use music technology to aid ... -
The Space60 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
This session will use drama strategies with a narrative poem (The Pied Piper of Hamelin), to intentionally support the development of Oracy. The strategies will be presented as ‘Talk Frames’, whilst ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
A session which explores women’s theatre history. An overview of the last 50 years by academic Elaine Aston, detailing the key companies which led the way with a feminist agenda in theatre. This coinc ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
A step-by-step practical guide to submitting drama school audition self-tapes – from choosing content, through to the set up for filming and the storing and submission of digital files.
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
‘Head start’ is a strategic approach to inclusive whole class learning. By adapting our delivery model to align with the social model of disability, we have been creating more inclusive and equitable ... -
The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
As instrumental tutors we are used to tailoring our lessons to the individual. But what if there was an interactive, psychology-based way of involving our students in their learning? Join Professor Ka ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
Join a discussion on cultural barriers to singing in schools, covering religion, family attitudes, cultural legacy of singing and own experience of music education (or not!), navigating differing cult ...
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The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Join MN’s workshop to gain confidence in introducing screen acting skills using MN's Core Creative Principles. Discover a unique, innovative curriculum, practical tasks for your drama class, and meet ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Catherine and Alex will be hosting an informative and interactive session on neurodivergent-affirming practice, classrooms and activities. They will offer advice and examples for music and drama profe ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
This session gives an insight into a participatory action-research project involving 50 pre-service language teachers studying process drama in a French university. The students were required to try o ... -
The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Leader/Hub/Administration
Melanie examines over 50 female composers, all featured in her award-winning series Women Composers – A Graded Anthology For Piano (Schott). In this session, she plays, discusses, and highlights compo ... -
The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- SEND/Inclusion
An introduction to Graeae’s aesthetics of access in performance and how accessible theatre can drive sustainable positive attitudinal change in communities. Graeae is a disabled-led theatre company an ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
The Drama and Theatre Education Alliance has been working with its member associations on a National Plan for Drama and Theatre Education. This is your opportunity to find out more and have your say o ...
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Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Early Years
- Primary
- SEND/Inclusion
Karen Marshall presents an interactive session of practical advice on how to nurture positive learning techniques and independence when teaching neurodiverse students. Karen brings case studies and a ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Primary
Explore innovative methods for teaching music notation to whole class ensembles. This session covers strategies for transitioning from learning by ear to notation reading in a practical, fun way durin ...
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The Space45 mins
- Early Years
- Primary
- SEND/Inclusion
In this practical workshop, we will explore strategies to create a communication-friendly classroom or drama workshop, demonstrate games and activities that boost communication and build confidence, a ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Early Years
- Primary
- SEND/Inclusion
The power of Makaton lies in its simplicity. Taking the lyrics of the song ‘World of Wonder’, see how we make it accessible through applying the principle of ‘key word signing’, learning how Makaton s ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Primary
In the upper primary years, children begin to shape their identities, often distancing themselves from classroom music. This session will explore practical strategies to keep students engaged, enhance ... -
Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
We will look at how the key stages of responding to a commission or brief can generate effective evidence. We will explore the stages of taking a project-based approach when preparing a performance re ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
Paul Harris reviews the benefits of music education for learners of all ages, and how teachers can deliver these benefits through finding the right path for every student based on individual need. -
The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
A session exploring Teacher in Role inspired by the work of Dorothy Heathcote’s 'Mantle of the Expert'. How do we teach through storytelling? The session will have moments for discussion and in-role p ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
Wondering what Generative AI is and how it could help you or your students with drama? Discover innovative techniques to enhance creativity, streamline lesson planning and resource creation, using Gen ...
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Sharing Lab45 mins
- Secondary Music
Designing student leadership opportunities in school music departments can help reduce teacher workload and enhance student efficacy. This talk will guide teachers on how to set up and maintain a stud ... -
Seminar Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Instrumental/Vocal Teachers
- Secondary Music
- Early Years
- Primary
- Leader/Hub/Administration
- SEND/Inclusion
A guidance session to show how Arts Award’s flexible framework and unique set of qualifications can be delivered across whole class groups, ensemble performances and productions to accredit individual ...
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The Workshop45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Secondary Music
How do we help our students think and talk like musicians? In this session on Oracy in the music classroom, we’ll share some deliberate talk structures that you can use to improve the quality and purp ... -
The Space45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- SEND/Inclusion
Develop the tools to confidently explore a wider and more inclusive range of classroom texts in this hands-on, interactive workshop. Working directly with a current GCSE curriculum play, you’ll learn ... -
Keynote Theatre45 mins
- Secondary Drama
- Secondary Music
- SEND/Inclusion
This session will assist you in engaging students with contemporary examples from black British and popular music culture. It will illustrate the myriad elements that can be utilised when planning you ...
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