Sixth Form Conferences
Catch up with our digital Sixth Form Conferences
The quality of the pre-recorded material and the live Q&A were superb.
— Colchester County High School for Girls
My daughter signed up to this as an individual. Oh my goodness - she LOVED it.
— Parent
Whether you are just beginning work on your Shakespeare set-text or returning to it for revision, our 'Catch-up' conferences will bring expert voices and students' questions from around the country into your classroom, inspiring lively discussion and debate.
Join us online for one of the following 'Catch-ups' on your set-text.
All sessions will run from 2.00 - 3.00pm.
Friday 24 January 2025 - Hamlet
Wednesday 29 January - King Lear
Thursday 30 January - Shakespeare's Women: Tragedy
Tuesday 4 February - Twelfth Night
Wednesday 26 February - Shakespeare's Women: Comedy
Friday 28 February - Coriolanus
Tuesday 4 March - Othello
Monday 10 March - Measure for Measure
Friday 14 March - Twelfth Night
Tuesday 18 March - Shakespeare's Women: Tragedy
Wednesday 19 March - Othello
Tuesday 25 March - King Lear
Thursday 27 March - Othello
Wednesday 2 April - Othello
Friday 4 April - Shakespeare's Women: Comedy
Tuesday 8 April - Hamlet
Tuesday 6 May - Measure for Measure
Thursday 8 May - Antony and Cleopatra
The 'Catch-up' conference (for classes or individual students) includes:
- One 45 minute pre-recorded illustrated talk on your set-text, exploring cultural, literary and theatrical contexts, with a focus on how literary and dramatic devices shape meaning.
- Some 15 minute videos featuring analysis of individual extracts from your set-text, drawing on a variety of different interpretations.
- Transcripts of the extract analysis videos to keep as revision notes after the event.
- A 60 minute live discussion with experts featured in the pre-recorded materials answering student questions.
- A range of expert and peer voices helping students to develop their own thinking.
Pre-recorded materials will be released one week in advance of the live session to allow students to digest and respond to the material in their own time.
The live Q&A panel discussion will be accessible via YouTube. In the interests of safeguarding, students will not be seen or heard, but will be able to pose questions and read and follow other students' responses via the 'chat' function.
These sessions have been devised to suit classes following AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and IB specifications.
Questions can be submitted in advance or during the live session.
Recent student questions have included:
- Does Shakespeare blame Desdemona for her own death in Othello?
- Why is Ophelia’s death so elegant in comparison to the other deaths in Hamlet?
- Is the absence of any motherly figures in King Lear significant?
- Why do the women all end up with disappointing men in Twelfth Night?
The presenting style has a lovely spontaneity to it so our students were really motivated to engage with what they were hearing.
— Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
The format of having the recorded talks and then the live Q&A worked really well. Our students really enjoyed the session.
— Haberdashers' Girls' School
Price: £10 per student
Please email [email protected] to book your places and pay by invoice.
Early booking is recommended.
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