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Spend less time planning and more time teaching drama lessons your students will love.
If lesson planning is taking over your evenings, you're not alone.
Whether you're teaching in schools, leading a youth theatre, running after-school clubs or delivering workshops, planning fresh, engaging drama lessons week after week can feel overwhelming.
The Drama Teacher's Toolkit was created to change that.
Built from over 18 years of real-world drama teaching and refined through thousands of lessons, it's your planning partner, helping you save time, reduce stress and deliver inspiring drama lessons with confidence.
"It's all there and catering to all ages!"
"I have been teaching drama for around 10 years - as a freelancer, for a stage school and as an independent tutor. I don’t know about anyone else, but it comes to a point where our “backpack” of knowledge is a bit overused and inspiration lacks. I signed up to The Drama Teachers Toolkit a few months ago and the wealth of knowledge has just been a God send! From lesson ideas for one- offs or working towards a final project, it’s all there and catering to all ages! I highly recommend to everyone!
Jackie - thank you for your support! "
- Rachel Lewis
There has to be a better way...
Perhaps this sounds familiar....
It's Sunday evening, and you're still planning tomorrow's lessons.
You know you've taught the perfect activity before, but you can't remember where. You've got folders full of lesson plans, notebooks full of ideas and documents scattered across your laptop, yet somehow you're still starting from scratch.
You're teaching different age groups, different abilities and different settings, and every class deserves something fresh.
You love teaching drama. You just don't love spending hours planning it.
If you've ever found yourself thinking, "There has to be a better way," you're in exactly the right place.
Why I Created The Drama Teacher's Toolkit
For more than 18 years, I've had the privilege of running StageAbility, where my teaching team and I have helped thousands of children develop confidence, communication skills and creativity through drama.
Over those years, we created hundreds of warm-ups, games, activities and lesson plans.
Every week we adapted them. Improved them. Refined them. We discovered what worked, what didn't and how small changes could transform a good lesson into a brilliant one.
Yet despite having all of those resources, I still found lesson planning stressful.
I knew we already had the ideas, I just couldn't find them quickly enough.
So, in 2023, I decided to do something about it.
I spent hundreds of hours going back through more than a decade of lesson plans, organising every activity by the skill it develops and the learning objective it supports. It was a huge job.
But halfway through, I realised something.
If this was making planning so much easier for us, surely it could help other drama teachers and practitioners too.
That's how The Drama Teacher's Toolkit was born.
Imagine if planning felt different...
Imagine opening your laptop on Sunday evening and knowing exactly where to start...Finding the perfect activity in minutes instead of searching through years of files. Imagine walking into every lesson feeling organised, prepared and excited...Your students arriving each week wondering what they're going to do next because every lesson feels fresh and engaging.
Imagine finishing the day thinking, "That lesson went brilliantly."
Because planning just got easier. That's what From Stressed to Inspired really means.
How The Drama Teacher's Toolkit helps
✔️Save hours of planning every week
✔️Stop reinventing the wheel.
✔️Find what you need quickly.
✔️Less searching.
✔️Less stress.
✔️More time doing what you love.
Enjoy teaching even more
Planning shouldn't drain your enthusiasm. With fresh ideas always at your fingertips, you can spend your energy inspiring young people rather than worrying about what to teach next.
Keep your students engaged
Every resource inside The Drama Teacher's Toolkit has been developed, tested and refined through years of practical teaching. These aren't ideas that only work on paper. They're activities that have already been enjoyed by thousands of children in real drama classes.
What Do Other Drama Teachers Say About It?
"This is such a vital resource for drama teachers and business owners. Jackie has beautifully broken down lesson plans, exercises and games in clear, easy to access sections to make drama teachers' lives so much easier. I'm sure many of you have had a sinking feeling the night before a class because you've been overwhelmed doing other things or working on your business. The drama tool kit is basically your rescue remedy to create high quality lesson plans quickly! Can't recommend it highly enough."
L. Johnson
"Kudos to you for putting up such brilliant work. Drama teachers across the globe are ever grateful to you for sharing your resources and experiences with the community. The content is wonderful. Activities are precisely mentioned, age appropriate and also very well segregated."
N. Balse
How many books have I bought looking for new ideas ? I don’t remember! Now everything is in one place. Ice breakers/ games, skill builders/ full lesson plans / seasonal lessons/ warm ups and much much more. Along with the Drama Teacher’s Toolkit professional advice , back up and guidance from Jackie, a drama teacher with over 20 years experience.
E. De-Veuve
The Drama Teacher's Toolkit has opened up so many new lesson ideas for me. It is neatly organised and has clear instructions for games and lessons. Its activities are adaptable to group sizes and abilities. I can't wait to see what the next development has in store!
S. Harrington
What's Inside?
PART ONE: Warm-Ups, Games & Skills-Building Library
💷 £11 per month
More than 450 tried and tested activities, organised by skill and learning objective. Quickly find activities for:
✔️ Improvisation
✔️ Mime
✔️ Voice
✔️ Movement
✔️ Characterisation
✔️ Confidence
✔️ Communication
✔️ Focus
✔️ Teamwork
✔️ Devising
This section is completely generic — designed to slot into any curriculum or project. Instead of wondering where to start, you'll know exactly where to look. Take a guided tour of Part One here
PART TWO: Themes & Topics Library
💷 £9 per month
Complete lesson plan sequences. Ready-to-teach units of work for multiple age groups. Including topics such as:
⦿ Fairy Tales
⦿ Shakespeare
⦿ Melodrama
⦿ Clowning
⦿ Pantomime
⦿ Seven Levels of Tension
…and more
Each plan includes:
⦿Warm-up
⦿Main activity
⦿Cool down
Each unit includes learning objectives, warm-ups, main activities, cool downs and teacher guidance, helping you plan high-quality lessons in a fraction of the time.
HOW MEMBERSHIP WORKS
You can choose to join with access to Part One or Part Two.
✔️ Your price is locked in — it will never increase while you remain a member
✔️ Cancel anytime
✔️ Or choose the annual payment option if that suits you better
(If you leave and rejoin later, you’ll pay the current rate.)
THE RESULT?
✔️ Hours of planning time back every week
✔️ Lessons that feel fresh, fun and purposeful
✔️ Students who are engaged and connected
✔️ Your confidence restored
✔️ Your love for teaching drama reignited
READY TO MAKE PLANNING EASIER?
Come and take a look around.
⦿ Start saving time.
⦿ Start teaching with ease again.
⦿ Start enjoying drama — the way you used to.
PART ONE: Warm-ups, Games and Skills-building
💷 £11 per month
PART TWO: Themes & Topics Library
💷 £9 per month
JOIN BOTH AND SAVE
💷 £15 per month
Annual options also available for further savings...
Who is The Drama Teacher's Toolkit for?
It's designed for busy people who teach drama and need engaging lessons without spending hours planning. Perfect for:
⦿ Freelance drama practitioners
⦿ Drama teachers
⦿ Youth theatre leaders
⦿ After-school club providers
⦿ Workshop leaders
⦿ Performing arts schools
⦿ Primary teachers delivering drama
If you teach more than one class each week, The Drama Teacher's Toolkit will quickly become part of your planning routine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this suitable for experienced practitioners?
Absolutely. Whether you've been teaching for one year or twenty, you'll discover new ideas, practical resources and complete lesson plans that save valuable planning time.
Can I use it with different age groups?
Yes. Resources are organised by learning objective, making it easy to adapt your planning across multiple groups. Lesson plans in Part 2 are categorised by age.
Is new content added?
Yes. The Toolkit continues to grow with new activities, lesson plans and teaching ideas.
Can I cancel my membership?
Yes. Your membership is flexible, and you can cancel whenever you wish.
Ready to Spend Less Time Planning?
Imagine finishing your planning in half the time. Imagine walking into every lesson feeling confident and prepared. Imagine having a trusted planning partner that's available whenever you need it.
That's why The Drama Teacher's Toolkit exists.
It's here to help you spend less time planning and more time inspiring.
Join The Drama Teacher's Toolkit today. From Stressed to Inspired.