TEACHING RESOURCES.
Explore our range of engaging teaching resources for all ages and levels
Whether you’re teaching remotely, working from home with your children, or teaching in school, you’ll find a range of inspiring resources from Shakespeare’s Globe.
Options to support you include a dedicated teaching website, resources from previous productions, a 360° virtual tour of the Globe Theatre, productions to stream in your classroom and textbooks for classroom study, the details of all of which are listed below.
Our resources are here to help you at this time when we have all had to adapt the way we teach Shakespeare. Also, don’t forget to sign up to our learning resources mailing list.
TEACH SHAKESPEARE
Find, use and save hundreds of Globe teaching resources designed to make lesson planning easy and innovative.
You can access these dynamic and relevant resources from anywhere, to help build your schemes of work for 11-18 year olds.
Search the free database by play, resource type, or teaching level.
You can save favourites, organise them into folders, share these with others and make notes on the go.
Discover MoreTEACHER TRAINING
CPD Sessions can be arranged online, at the Globe or in your school.
Courses can be devised to meet your particular curriculum requirements and staff development needs.
Sessions can be run for individuals, selected members of staff or whole departments.
Sessions can be tailored for teachers and trainee teachers of Key Stages 1 – 5, across a range of subjects.
Discover MorePLAYING SHAKESPEARE WITH DEUTSCHE BANK
Free online resources for the plays that have been performed as part of our annual project for schools.
Over the past ten years we’ve created a wealth of teaching resources for various key curriculum Shakespeare plays. These resources can still be found on the individual production websites that offer a variety of creative ways for students to engage with language, character, themes and performance.
Discover MoreONLINE EVENTS
We run an ongoing programme of online events.
You can attend from anywhere in the world, from the comfort of your home.
New workshops and events for students and teachers are regularly being added – browse what is currently available by visiting What’s On and filtering venue by ‘At Home’.
Discover MoreWATCH PLAYING SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTIONS
Romeo and Juliet (2019)
Our 90 minute production of Romeo and Juliet created especially for young people will be available to watch online for free, until 31 March 2021. There is an audio described version and a free online learning resources area to access online too.
Macbeth (2020)
Our 2020 production of Macbeth is now being streamed as a video exclusively for teachers – it is available to watch until 23 July 2021. To get access, fill out the form and you will be sent a private link for you and your students.
GLOBE ON SCREEN
Access hundreds of previous ‘Globe On Screen’ productions via Bloomsbury’s schools portal.
Wherever you are in the world, bring Shakespeare alive for your students through watching and discussing multiple interpretations of scenes, or watch entire plays to introduce your classes to themes, characters and structure in Shakespeare’s canon.
From Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry in Twelfth Night to Michelle Terry as Hamlet, there’s a play to capture the imagination of every student.
Also explore other ways to stream our productions at this time when many of our activities are still on hold.
Discover MorePLAYGROUND
Introduce those aged 5 – 11 to Shakespeare with our playful activities.
Primary school students can learn about Shakespeare’s most famous plays, tackle our puzzles and get creative.
This range of online interactive resources allows pupils to watch, read, make and play as they connect with Shakespeare’s plays, themes and characters.
Discover MoreGLOBE 360° iOS APP
This free app allows anyone in the world to explore a virtual version of the world’s most iconic theatre.
Explore our 3D virtual reality theatre constructed with multiple 360 degree photography and interactive hotspots.
Packed with interesting facts, videos and photos; the Globe 360° iOS app is free, and contains an optional in-app purchase for more exclusive content.
Don’t have an Apple device? Try our online Virtual tour instead.
Discover MoreTEXTBOOKS FOR CLASSROOM STUDY
Hodder Education’s textbooks are designed for teaching key stages 3 – 4.
The series offers active theatre-based approaches to understanding the play and resources that enable students to engage with language and key themes.
They offer: easy-to-use resources with activities directly opposite the text; a clear glossary; active approaches to help students understand characterisation, themes and language; actors’ viewpoints from a range of productions that introduce students to differing interpretations of the play. These textbooks also contain examiner’s notes to prepare students for success in controlled assessment and examinations (covering each awarding body).
Discover MoreDISCOVER
Read stories, listen to podcasts and explore our history.
Explore Shakespeare and the Globe with the Discover pages of our website.
Find out about Shakespeare’s world and the story of the Globe, take a peek backstage and listen to our new podcast.
During this time when many of our on site activities are on hold, we’re working hard to bring you regular new and exciting blogs, podcasts and online resources.
Discover MoreMAILING LIST
When we release new learning resources you can be notified by email.
Sign up to our mailing list today and don’t forget to tick the ‘Learning activities and teaching resources’ box before clicking the sign up button.
Here are some recent emails our teachers enjoyed, the sort of thing we might send you during this time when we are here to support the ever-changing way you teach Shakespeare…
Newsletter No.9 (December 2020)
Newsletter No.8 (November 2020)
Newsletter No.7 (October 2020)
Newsletter No.6 (September 2020)
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