New Year....

The new academic year has begun, met all the new students now or at least the ones that we will teach on a regular basis. All seem nice and by and large a little older/more mature.
Looks like it will be a good year ahead....

Also coming at the work in a slightly different way. Looking at making more rounded basis in technique before teaching/developing set forms to the students.

This has partly been due to an ongoing observation that despite all the success that we have had in getting more students through the combat exams and achieving higher grades. However when working with people in final year shows etc. we have noticed gaps in their skills and understanding. The things that they need to be able to use when they are using their skills in the ultimate task, performing on stage and developing the scenes etc. needs to be stronger.

So we have been looking at ways to change our approach to how we parcel the work for the students. Of course the Principles stay the same and some students a harder to teach or uncommitted regardless of how we parcel the information. However the goal is always the same, make the students the best they can be in the time we have them for.