In September 2006, the RSC launched a major campaign to bring about change so that all young people have a positive experience of Shakespeare at school. Shakespeare remains a mandatory part of the National Curriculum and the DfES agreed that a debate, led by the RSC, should continue to investigate innovative and successful ways to teach Shakespeare. There is a major national campaign looking at the way Shakespeare is taught, studied and assessed in our schools. The DfES advises that Shakespeare should be taught in an active, engaging way, focusing on the play as a piece of drama, emphasising interpretation, thinking about the characters and how they appeal to the audience and considering the richness and meaning of the language. This course will equip English teachers with a range of strategies and approaches to teaching Shakespeare through drama - and enable them to unlock the dramatic impact of the text. The course will cover the teaching of Shakespeare at KS3, GCSE and A level.