Staff Profile:Andy Kempe

Name:

Prof Andy Kempe

Job Title:

Senior Lecturer in Drama Education

Responsibilities:

Main responsibilities at the Institute of Education:

• Head of Initial Teacher Training
• Subject Course Leader, PGCE Drama

Teaching:

• PGCE / GTP Secondary: Drama, Professional Studies
• PGCE / GTP Primary / BAEd: Voice care
• MA in English and Language in Education

Areas of Interest:

Areas of expertise and research interest :

• The nature of subject knowledge;
• The developing professional identity of teachers in the arts;
• Assessment and progression in drama education;
• Drama education and special needs;
• The place of drama in the National Curriculum;
• The recruitment and employment of specialist drama teachers in secondary schools

Areas in which you are able to supervise at Masters level:

• All of the above
• Personal, social and moral education
• Mentoring and the role of the personal tutor

Current and recent Research Projects:

• Drama, disability and education
• The development of identity as a specialist teacher of drama
• The nature and role of the AST in drama
• The effectiveness of a manualised peer-mediated drama-based intervention for adolescents with ASD
• Extending trainee teachers' experience of education outside the classroom
• The use and care of the teacher's voice

Research groups / Centres:

• Values, practice and Curriculum

Publications:

Recent publications/conference presentations/professional achievements:

Kempe, A., Newman, C. & Roblin, B. GCSE Bitesize Drama 2^nd Ed, BBC, London 2010 104pp

Kempe, A & Nicholson H. Learning to Teach Drama 11-18 2^nd Edition, Continuum, London 2007 (50%) 242pp

Chapters in edited books

Kempe, A. (2011) Watching the Words: drama and poems, in Lockwood, M. (Ed) Bringing Poetry Alive: a guide to classroom practice, Sage, London

Kempe, A. (2011) Laughter in the Dark: ethical aspects of drama education, in Coventon, J. (Ed) Drama Inspires, Trentham, Stoke on Trent 2011

Kempe, A. (2011) Drama and the education of young people with special needs, in Key Concepts in Theatre/Drama Education Ed. Schonmann, S, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam

Kempe, A. (2010) What dramatic literature teaches about disability, in Key Concepts in Theatre/Drama Education Ed. Schonmann, S, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam

Kempe, A. (2009) Training drama teachers: a perspective from England, in Teaching Theatre Today 2^nd Ed. Fliotsos, Anne L., & Medford, Gail S., Palgrave, New York

Kempe, A. (2009) Too much information? : Drama teachers' perceptions of the value of subject knowledge, Planting Ideas with Global Vision in Local Knowledge: IDEA 2007 Dialogues, TEFO / IATC, Hong Kong

Journal articles

Kempe, A. (2011) Daisie's diary: issues surrounding playing with the past in drama, Drama Research, 1.2

Schonmann, S. & Kempe, A.(2010) An Anthology of Voices: An Analysis of Trainee Drama Teachers' Monologues, British Journal of Educational Studies 58.2

Kempe, A.(2010) What Lauren taught us about drama and special needs, Education and Theatre (Hellenic Theatre/Drama Education Network)Issue 11

Reports, non-refereed articles and reviews

Kempe, A. (2011) Evaluation of Aiming High for Disabled Youth project, Chichester Festival Theatre

Kempe, A. (2011) Consultant editor, You've Got Talent, DK Publishers

Contributions to national and international conferences

Kempe, A. Mummy, where do drama teachers come from? An investigation into factors contributing to the development of professional identity, National Drama International Conference, University of Swansea, April 2011

Kempe, A. Superteachers, Saints and Solitaires: an investigation into Advanced Skills Teachers of Drama, National Drama International Conference, University of Swansea, April 2011

Kempe, A. (co-presenter) The role and attitudes of secondary school staff in the provision of post 16 information, advice and guidance for year 11 students.British Educational Research Association, University of Warwick August 2010

Kempe, A. An analysis of the way students in arts subjects construct a teacher identityBritish Educational Research Association, University of Manchester. August 2009

Kempe, A. (co-presenter) Vocational Education and Training: some perspectives from year 11 pupils. British Educational Research Association, University of Manchester. August 2009

Kempe, A. Lauren: a very special girl, Drama education for children with special needs in the context of the framework for education, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic April 2009

Kempe, A. Secrets, Structures and Serendipity: teaching devised drama, 17^th World Congress Drama in Education, Österreichischer Bundesverband für außerberufliches Theater, Schlaining Castle, Austria April 2009

Kempe, A. Playing with the past: drama, history and the development of critical literacy National Drama conference, St Aidan's College, University of Durham, March 2008

Kempe, A. Mum's secret diary: the drama of historyNational Drama conference, St Aidan's College, University of Durham, March 2008

Kempe, A. What the semiotics of theatre can teach teachers Athens International Theatre/Drama and Education Conference, Athens, April 2008

Kempe, A. Dipping into the dark side: learning from scary stories Athens International Theatre/Drama and Education Conference, Athens, April 2008

Professional achievement

Team award for outstanding contribution to teaching and learning, University of Reading 2010

Winner, University of Reading Teaching Excellence Award, 2004

Enterprise activity; external roles and consultancy:

• Developing CPD links with Island States of Guernsey, Service Children's Education
• Drama Adviser to the Island States of Guernsey