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The British Shakespeare Association is a professional association of teachers, researchers, theatre practitioners, writers and enthusiasts. The BSA is a registered charity and its aims are educational – ‘to promote and foster a better understanding of Shakespeare and his work’. Read more about us »

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Royal Shakespeare Company – Shakespeare Learning Zone

25 Sep 2018
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The RSC has launched its new Shakespeare Learning Zone which contains all kinds of useful information aimed at students and teachers. The website currently covers seven plays regularly performed and studied in schools – and there are plans to add more titles soon. The...
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Back to school Shakespeare resources: helping students and teachers to embrace the ‘S’ word

25 Sep 2018
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What could be more welcome at the start of a new academic year than a bunch of brand new digital resources for teaching Shakespeare? (OK, apart from the half-term holidays). Secondary English teacher Paul Wassell loves helping his students to open up and analyse literary texts,...
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Roger Harcourt’s Speech at BSA Belfast

02 Jul 2018
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Our newest honorary fellow, Roger Harcourt, has kindly agreed to the publication of the acceptance speech he delivered during the Belfast conference dinner. Download the Speech
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Leeds Meets Shakespeare Video

02 Jul 2018
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In December, Claire Chambers (English, York) and Sarah Olive (Education, York) wrote a post for this blog about the project Leeds Meets Shakespeare. Thursday 21st June saw the concluding celebration for the project at the Carriageworks Theatre. This included a welcome from Tribe...
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Teaching Shakespeare: Digital Processes

23 Feb 2018
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Members of the BSA may be interested by the following call for papers. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. Themed Issue: Teaching Shakespeare: Digital Processes Co-editors: Dr Henry Bell (Sheffield Hallam University), Amy Borsuk (Queen...
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Shakespeare in Practice 2018

30 Jan 2018
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Members of the BSA may be interested in the following event. Shakespeare in Practice 2018 A Free One-Day Conference on the study of Shakespeare in Performance University of Central Lancashire, Preston Media Factory Innovation Studio 14th April 2018 10.30 – 5pm Confirmed Speakers:...
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Teaching Shakespeare 14 is out!

29 Jan 2018
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We are pleased to announce that the fourteenth issue of Teaching Shakespeare, is now available for free download. CLICK HERE TO READ THE PDF Please note that the photograph on p.14 was erroneously credit to Saeko Machi. It was in fact taken by the company’s photographer Steve...
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Radical Mischief Conference

10 Jan 2018
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Members of the BSA may be interested in the following event. Registration now open! Radical Mischief: A Conference Inviting Experiment in Theatre, Thought and Politics 20-21 July 2018 The Other Place theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Born of the pioneering collaboration between the...
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First Impressions: Studying Othello edited by Barbara Bleiman and Lucy Webster

22 Dec 2017
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This post is part of a series of brief, ‘first impression’ reviews of books on Shakespeare in Education. Look out for others posted to the BSA’s Education Network Blog. Name of reviewing team: Kayleigh In a Nutshell, this book is about: Exploring different ways to teach Othello...
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Leeds Meet Shakespeare: Making a Start

21 Dec 2017
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A guest post by Claire Chambers (English) and Sarah Olive (Education), University of York On 24 November 2017, a group of teachers, academics, council employees, theatre and arts practitioners from Leeds, York and London gathered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. They proceeded to...
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