Training

Tie-Dye Drama offers training to staff who work with young people. This training is particularly targeted at those at the start of their career, or those who would benefit from specific, continued professional development (CPD).

Our facilitators have 10+ years experience working as teachers and facilitators within mainstream and special educational needs schools, settings and charities.

Our pre-planned training sessions include

Drama and play in practise

Looking to liven up a particular lesson or topic? We teach you 10+ games and methods to bring your activities alive! Our favourite is “Islands of Importance”: a question and respond task which gets young people moving, choosing and chatting!

Playful behaviour management

Tired of the same old techniques? Not sure how to engage a new group of young people? We will create specific management tools to work with your group of young people. Call and response, smooth transitions, extrinsic vs intrinsic rewards… we’ll cover it all and find some solutions for managing your groups!

Challenges and solutions role play

Learning on the job… in a safe space. We will set up environments and scenarios similar to your workplace. We will talk and act out challenges and their potential solutions.

Just like our sessions for young people, we tailor our training packages to suit individual and group strengths and needs. We’re aware that the concept of using drama for some can be intimidating and cringe. Watching grown adults in suits transition into 6 year olds trying to balance pencils on their head? Believe us, we’ve been there… With our experience and inclusive approach, we will lead sessions that you and your colleagues will find extremely beneficial, relevant and engaging.

Don’t see a topic you’d like? Contact us so we can create a bespoke package for you and your staff.

A typical training breakdown:

The aims and session content are outlined. Participants are given the opportunity to input ideas or pose questions they would like covered in the training session.
The Tie-Dye Drama (TDD) facilitator initiates group discussions surrounding challenges participants are facing with their young people. The facilitator leads relevant themed activities/techniques. Using the TDD worksheet, participants reflect the activities’ merits and potential challenges. They choose one activity that they will use with their young people and are given time to plan it into a session.
Participants are split into groups. They facilitate an activity/technique for their fellow participants. The group reflects on the successes and challenges.
Time is set aside to explore any questions or comments that have arisen during the session.
The group reflect on today’s learning and close by sharing the activity/technique they will be using and why.