Learn new skills to build an anti-racist approach to teaching Shakespeare in the classroom. This is a practical and interactive workshop, designed for A-level English and Drama teachers, drawing on The Tempest and King Lear.

The plays will be examined through the lens of anti-racism and the outsider and look at how we can identify parallel occurrences in contemporary society. The workshop will be delivered by an experienced Shakespeare’s Globe Education Practitioner.

This CPD session is funded by King’s College London (KCL), and forms part of the university’s Anti-Racist Shakespeare project which is supported by KCL’s Race Equity and Inclusive Education Fund 20/21. Run by KCL’s English Department and the London Shakespeare Centre, the project relates to a wider university undertaking, to produce positive transformation at the institution and in academic curricula in the UK.

KCL is committed to addressing social challenges produced by racism, and establishing a university environment characterised by equality, diversity and inclusion. By supporting important initiatives like Shakespeare’s Globe’s Anti-Racist CPD Workshops, KCL hopes to help nurture sustainable and long-term change across different education sectors.

Shakespeare’s Globe is committed to understanding historic bias and racism within our organisation and bringing about lasting change. As part of this conversation our programme includes regular CPDs for teachers and the recent launch of a new series of webinars.