Drama teacher to performing arts theatre instructor
A drama teacher already meets 71% of what the performing arts theatre instructor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.9/ 100
1 How much of what a performing arts theatre instructor is expected to do is already part of a drama teacher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the performing arts theatre instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A performing arts theatre instructor role treats 27 of its required skills as things a drama teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- acting techniques
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- analyse a script
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 48 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performing arts theatre instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drama teacher background worth leading with.
- already held draw up reference documents for performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held study play productions information skills
- already held define artistic performance concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct background research for plays communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse theatre texts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform exercises for artistic performance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 48 carried skills, including the 27 the performing arts theatre instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply intercultural teaching strategies required
- still to learn compile course material required
- still to learn direct movement experiences required
- still to learn liaise with educational support staff required
- optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
- optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
- optional, not held promote the conservatory optional
- optional, not held understand the architecture of a live performance optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- still to learn develop course outline required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held develop methods for choreographic integration optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- still to learn monitor developments in field of expertise required
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- still to learn theatre techniques required
- still to learn teamwork principles required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a performing arts theatre instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 instructional strategies study this
- 02 theatre techniques study this
- 03 apply intercultural teaching strategies practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 48 skills that carry over
- already held acting techniques knowledge
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held analyse a script skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held breathing techniques knowledge
- already held bring out performers’ artistic potential skill
- already held conduct background research for plays skill
- already held create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held define artistic performance concepts skill
- already held define creative components skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held identify performers' needs skill
- already held maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held prepare performance training session skill
- already held pronunciation techniques knowledge
- already held stimulate performers' imagination skill
- already held understand the emotional dimension of a performance skill
- already held vocal techniques knowledge
- already held adapt a script skill
- already held analyse theatre texts skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held carry out auditions skill
- already held create script for artistic production skill
- already held develop drama production process skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held develop proposed choreographic language skill
- already held develop the physical language skill
- already held draw up reference documents for performance skill
- already held interpret performance concepts in the creative process skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held movement techniques knowledge
- already held perform exercises for artistic performance skill
- already held perform improvisation skill
- already held play musical instruments skill
- already held practice dance moves skill
- already held practise singing skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held study play productions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held human anatomy optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held assist students with their dissertation optional
- optional, not held develop methods for choreographic integration optional
- optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
- optional, not held promote the conservatory optional
- optional, not held understand the architecture of a live performance optional
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held human anatomy optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held provide career counselling optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
13 held skills the performing arts theatre instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate with creative departments skill
- not needed by the target role deal with public skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure visual quality of the set skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role lead cast and crew skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role organise rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate creativity in the team skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn theatre techniques required
- still to learn teamwork principles required
- optional, not held human anatomy optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Common questions about this move
Can a drama teacher become a performing arts theatre instructor?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A drama teacher already covers 71% of what a performing arts theatre instructor is expected to do: 48 skills carry over, 27 of which the performing arts theatre instructor role treats as required.
What skills does a drama teacher need to become a performing arts theatre instructor?
9 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is instructional strategies.
How hard is the move from drama teacher to performing arts theatre instructor?
Its learning distance is 41.9 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.