Over the last three decades Bruiser Theatre Company has offered performance skills training and academic support across Northern Ireland, building a network of associated schools. We have delivered bespoke training in classrooms, and professional theatre performances in school assembly halls across Northern Ireland annually. We have offered fun and intensive training days for Drama, Performing Arts and Theatre Studies students in and out of term time. We have provided CPD teacher training for the Heads of department, and non-specialist teachers working across the country.
Over the last 30 years, we have have seen our work:
Reignite teachers' passion for the Arts and elevate the profile of Drama departments, leading to more school-wide engagement and higher recruitment for Keystage 4 and beyond.
Empower students by developing their self-efficacy, increasing their confidence and resilience, elevating their performance skill and academic achievement.
Support Teachers getting to grips with new exam specifications, new devising stimuli, and covering new practitioners, so their students can thrive.
Support young artists to realise their potential and take up careers in the Arts, both at home, and abroad.
Bruiser’s School Affiliation Programme is the next step in making our expert training and academic support accessible, affordable and ongoing for our network of affiliate drama departments. Whether you're a drama teacher looking for meaningful CPD, or a school striving to offer your students cultural enrichment, the Bruiser Affiliation is a year long creative programme that will inspire, engage and empower both teachers and students alike. Affiliation fulfils our company's mission; to nurture and inspire the next generation of local artists and making theatre accessible to all.
Bruiser Affiliation would allow your school to access training, performance and networking opportunities, through a specially curated annual programme. We aim to support both teachers and pupils by; widening access to high quality theatre on your doorstep, provide creative learning workshops in and out of school, and offer careers development support for Affiliate students. If you would like your school to be a Bruiser Affiliate, please take a look at everything in the Affiliation package via the link below, and sign-up to The School Scoop to find out when applications open.
In the meantime, please direct all enquiries about Bruiser's School Affiliation Programme to our Education Officer on Education@BruiserTheatreCompany.com
