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About Me

Teacher, Author, Drama Practitioner

My name is Margaret Branscombe and I work as a literacy intervention teacher and drama practitioner. I am involved with a range of educational cross-disciplinary and drama based community projects. I have a PhD in Literacy Studies and a research interest in using drama across the curriculum. My book, 'Teaching Through Embodied Learning' (Routledge, 2019) describes the application of drama with non-fiction texts. I am a member of the United Kingdom Literacy Association and the National Association for the Teaching of Drama. If you have a project that you think we could collaborate on, please contact me.

Contact

Projects

English Teachers' Conference

In July I will deliver an online workshop about dramatising literary devices in the secondary curriculum.

https://aateifte2020.org.au/

Writing

I am writing a minibook for teachers on teaching a knowledge rich curriculum through drama. Published by the United Kingdom Literacy Association

In Action

Working with particle physicists to make particle collision accessible for ALL students through drama.

www.tactilecollider.uk

Resources

In my book, 'Teaching Through Embodied Learning' I describe how to use drama alongside information texts and across the curriculum to get students out of their desks and MOVING!

Visit Amazon or Routledge to order a copy TODAY!

Branscombe, M. Living in a Material World (Using drama to learn about 'materials' in the KS2 science curriculum). Teaching Drama, Autumn 1, 2017/18. Download here.

Branscombe, M. Digestive drama! Using drama and movement to learn about bones, muscles, nutrition and digestion in the KS2 science curriculum. Teaching Drama, Autumn 1, 2016/17. Download here.