Teaching resources
Explore our learning hub of educational resources and teaching tools to support creative learning in the classroom.
Learning hub
Learning Hub Filters
The Learning Hub is our new free, online library of National Theatre resources. Find teaching tools for curriculum set texts or explore creativity, literacy and oracy using theatre and drama skills.
The Hub includes:
- Free downloadable PDF resources
- Short-form videos with educational content
- Learning outcomes and production information
- Suitability and content warnings
You can filter by key stage and theatre style, or simply search for keywords or production areas, such as performance skills.
Whether you’re looking for new ways to teach English, drama, and theatre studies, or to support your own learning, the Learning Hub is your gateway.
Resource spotlight
Explore the key creative elements from our production of Dear England. This resource also covers discussion around identity, equality and gender, and can be used to support the PE and PSHE curriculum.
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Widening the curriculum
Ensure a range of voices are represented in the classroom and acknowledge the impact of colonialism on how we learn and teach.
A Teacher's Guide to the Black Plays Archive
How We Made it: The Boy With Two Hearts - education resource
The Great Wave rehearsal diaries
An introduction to Greek Theatre
Video series on Greek plays staged at the National Theatre, drawing on the resources of the Archive.
An Introduction to Greek Theatre
An Introduction to Greek Chorus
An Introduction to Greek Tragedy
Shakespeare essentials
Delve into Shakespeare with insights on staging, characters, themes and more.
Hamlet - Shakespeare - education resource
Twelfth Night - Shakespeare - education resource
Othello - Shakespeare - education resource
Contemporary theatre and New Writing
Fresh narratives and innovative productions that have redefined the theatrical landscape, featuring rehearsal diaries, character studies and more.
Dear England - education resource
Complicité's Mnemonic education resource
Devising Jane Eyre
Primary teaching inspiration
Creative activities and videos all about theatre-making, designed to spark imagination and inspire young minds.
Five Creative Ways to Energise the Class: drama teaching tool
Five Creative Ways to Prepare the Class to Focus: drama teaching tool
Let's Make it Up Toolkit drama teaching tool
More resources for teachers
National Theatre Collection
Home to 60 high-quality filmed theatre productions from the National Theatre and other leading venues. The best of British Theatre, streaming direct into your classroom.
Free for all UK state funded schools (primary and secondary) and FE colleges.
Archive
Our Archive holds a treasure trove of performance material, including recordings and photographs of our productions.
Free to visit and open to everyone by appointment. School groups are welcome.
Black Plays Archive
An online catalogue of the first professional production in the UK of plays written by Black British, African, and Caribbean playwrights. Explore our specially written resources for teachers and educators.
The National Theatre Bookshop
Our Bookshop offers special discounts for educational orders over £100, for teachers and those who work in education*. Contact us at bookshop@nationaltheatre.org.uk to find out more.
*You will need proof of working in education for us to validate the discount.
Our funders
The Mohn Westlake Foundation supports nationwide Learning programmes for young people.
The Hearn Foundation is the Principal Funder of the Primary Schools Programme.
Nationwide learning is supported by Buffini Chao Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Clore Duffield Foundation, Tim and Sarah Bunting, Behrens Foundation, Cleopatra Trust, The Andor Charitable Trust and Milton Grundy Foundation.
