THE HEAD HELD HIGH BLOG

We are now well underway for Term 1, and feeling good to be back in the teaching ‘groove’! This blog post follows on from our previous post, describing what can be expected in lesson plans for Term 1, 2021. While the last post focused on what is in our curriculum for the 1st half of the term, this post is concerned with the curriculum for the 2nd half of the term (weeks 6 – 10). At Head Held High, our speech and drama lessons follow a set structure which provides stability and continuity for students. This means they, and you,...

As we welcome our returning students back for the start of another year, and greet our new students for the first time, this blog post focuses on what can be expected in lesson plans for Term 1, 2021.  At Head Held High, our speech and drama lessons follow a set structure which provides stability and continuity for students. This means they, and you, can know what to expect each week! Our speech and drama lesson plans are all carefully developed in-house, and take into account the age, stage and experience levels of individual students.     

Children learn best when and where they feel safest and happiest. To a large extent, either consciously or unconsciously, any learning environment’s tone is determined by the teacher in the room.  At Head Held High, we’re lucky enough to enjoy a natural advantage when it comes to being able to create a positive learning environment for our students.  That’s because the nature of speech and drama is such that it lends itself to fun, playfulness and exploring our creative sides.  It is by consciously creating this positive learning environment that we as teachers are able to stimulate and encourage our...

Interview with Head Held High Teacher, Jess Loudon In this post, we meet one of our (relatively) new teachers, Jess Loudon. Where is she from? What’s that accent? Where have we seen her before (hint, it’s on TV)? And, what’s her message for young people with a love for the performing arts? We throw all the tough questions at Jess! Jess is passionate, hugely energetic, amazingly talented and so much fun. As such an important influence on your child or teenager, we thought you’d like to get to know her a little bit better…