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'Patrice is one of the world's foremost thinkers and practitioners of drama education.'
Peter O’Connor, Associate Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand

'You are still the best teacher I have ever seen!'
Trish Lindberg, Professor of Education, Plymouth State University

Patrice is:

• President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (IDEA)

• Chair of National Drama (leading UK subject association for drama and theatre educators)

• Executive Member of the World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE)

• A member of the Cultural Learning Alliance Advisory Panel
  

• Founder and Director of Drama for Learning and Creativity (D4LC) - an international school improvement initiative

• A widely published educational author

• An accredited School Improvement Partner

• An Artsmark trainer, assessor and moderator

• A lively and popular international keynote speaker, drama and primary curriculum workshop leader

• A national consultant on Drama, English, Cultural and Creative Learning, Arts in Education and Curriculum Development

• A successful primary headteacher for 11 years

• A local authority adviser for Arts Development and Improvement for 11 years

• Sir Jim Rose's  Drama expert editorial group member drafting a proposed new primary national curriculum  for England (2009).

• An Ofsted inspector

• BBC Education series consultant and scriptwriter for schools' radio drama programmes
  
  
• Visiting Fellow of the University of East Anglia School of Continuing Professional Studies