At the heart of any theatre school are the teachers that interact with the children on a regular basis. Ensuring that they have access to full support, training and mentoring to enable them to be the best teachers possible, has been something that Razzamataz Theatre Schools has ploughed investment into.
On Sunday 13th November, Razzamataz was delighted to host its Team Celebration Day at Pineapple Studios in Convent Garden, London. The aim of the day was to provide teachers and staff at any of the 60 schools up and down the country the opportunity to attend the inspirational training session free of charge to fully support them going forwards.
Leading lady Kerry Ellis
The day kicked off with leading lady of the West End and Broadway, Kerry Ellis. Kerry has appeared in leading roles across the world in shows such as Wicked, Les Miserables, We Will Rock You, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon and Cats as well as releasing an album as a solo recording artist. Kerry’s inspirational session included tips on vocal warmups, how to maintain good vocal health and a Q&A where the teachers were able to ask her about supporting their students with aspirations about going into the performing arts industry.
Hamilton workshop
Next up was a Hamilton dance workshop with former cast member and former Razzamataz student Peter Houston. After leaving Razzamataz, Peter has performed in many West End shows and the teachers were incredibly excited to learn the iconic My Shot routine before Peter had to dash off to appear in a matinee performance of Mary Poppins.
Continuing professional development
In order to support teachers get the best out of their students, we were delighted to welcome Razzamataz Creative Coach Emily Connor who is passionate about all things lesson planning, objective setting, differentiation and how to get the best from every student. Her drama session opened the doors to learning more about how Razzamataz is ensuring that their teams of teachers and staff across the UK have access to CPD with the launch of the Razzamataz Training Academy and Diploma.
Training Academy and Diploma
The Academy is free to all Razzamataz staff members and will enhance their learning activities to engage, develop and enhance their abilities. During the day, the teachers got to learn more about what was involved as well as listen to a session with Helen Bell, franchise partner of Razzamataz Sheffield who explained how being part of the franchise has given her the creative and financial freedom to have a business that she is passionate about and allowing her to fulfil her ambitions of being a parent.
Team Celebration Day feedback
“I had an absolute blast at the Razz team celebration day 2022! I loved meeting Kerry Ellis, one of my idols and hearing her wise tips for tricks for a good vocal warm up. But my biggest highlight was definitely the Hamilton workshop with Peter Houston. Learning the real choreography from the show to the song My Shot was exhilarating! I learned a lot and it was an amazing way to meet other teachers and principals from across the country and I left feeling very encouraged, valued and inspired . Can’t wait until next year!”
Maya Sage Manager of Razzamataz Hackney
“Thanks so much for today Denise. I thought it was brilliant and have left feeling so inspired,”
Asha, franchise partner Razzamataz South Lakes.
“Teaching at Razzamataz reminded me why I got into teaching in the first place. It renewed my love of teaching,”
Kate, teacher at Razzamataz Newbury.
“That was a truly awesome day and thank you so much for organising it. I had such fun, and it was lovely to see everyone,”
Victoria, franchise partner Razzamataz Belsize Park.
“Thank you so much for organising it. It was such a great day and I learnt so much,”
Samantha, franchise partner at Razzamataz Leighton Buzzard.
“My team really enjoyed it and took so much away. I can’t even imagine the effort that went into organising this so thank you so much,”
Lauren, franchise partner Razzamataz Weymouth.
“It was really good to get together and spend time as a team and have such a great day planned for us. Thank you Head Office,”
Debbi, franchise partner Razzamataz Newbury.
“Thanks for an amazing day, we loved it,”
Felicity, franchise partner Razzamataz Romford, Hornchurch & Dagenham.
There are approximately 60 schools throughout the UK with many job opportunities available from assistants to teachers and staff members. Through the Team Celebration Day, the Razzamataz Head Office are further raising the profile of the schools, helping to attract and retain high-quality teachers, many of whom are likely to go on and become franchise partners and run their own Razzamataz school.
Join our team
We are looking for dynamic partners to own a Razzamataz Theatre School as well as teachers and assistants. If you are looking to make a difference in your local community to the lives of young people and you have a passion for performing arts, we would love to hear from you.
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