Performing arts theatre instructor to drama teacher
A performing arts theatre instructor already meets 78% of what the drama teacher role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.8/ 100
1 How much of what a drama teacher is expected to do is already part of a performing arts theatre instructor’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 drama teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drama teacher role treats 23 of its required skills as things a performing arts theatre instructor 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
- assist students in their learning
What stands in the way is 7 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 drama teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performing arts theatre instructor 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 23 the drama teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 4 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 assemble an artistic team required
- still to learn organise rehearsals required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- still to learn lead cast and crew required
- still to learn stimulate creativity in the team required
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn consult students on learning content required
- still to learn develop a coaching style required
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drama teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble an artistic team practise this
- 02 organise rehearsals practise this
- 03 consult students on learning content 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 assist students in their learning skill
- 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 define artistic performance concepts skill
- already held define creative components skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held develop drama production process 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 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 assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held breathing techniques knowledge
- already held carry out auditions skill
- already held create script for artistic production skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- 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 facilitate teamwork between students 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 prepare performance training session skill
- already held pronunciation techniques knowledge
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held study play productions skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
24 held skills the drama teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt training to labour market skill
- not needed by the target role analyse your fight discipline expertise skill
- not needed by the target role apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the organisation of school events skill
- not needed by the target role assist students with their dissertation skill
- not needed by the target role compile course material skill
- not needed by the target role develop course outline skill
- not needed by the target role develop methods for choreographic integration skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role direct movement experiences skill
- not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify technical resources for performances skill
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep records of attendance skill
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with educational support staff skill
- not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- not needed by the target role promote the conservatory skill
- not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role theatre techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role understand the architecture of a live performance skill
- not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill
Other moves recorded from performing arts theatre instructor
Common questions about this move
Can a performing arts theatre instructor become a drama teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A performing arts theatre instructor already covers 78% of what a drama teacher is expected to do: 48 skills carry over, 23 of which the drama teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a performing arts theatre instructor need to become a drama teacher?
7 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is assemble an artistic team.
How hard is the move from performing arts theatre instructor to drama teacher?
Its learning distance is 31.8 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.