RUTH HILL BA(hons) PGCE MEd
FREELANCE THEATRE PRACTITIONER
April 2014 – present
Director
Writer
Performer
Drama workshop leader
Writers' group facilitator
Schools workshop developer and facilitator
Working with:
Prime Theatre
Characters Stage School
Quirky Bird Theatre
Reach Inclusive Arts
WSLR
Launch 2 Learning
Swindon Library Service
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WRITER
October 2009 - current
​Educational titles
Konstantin Stanislavski: A Complete Guide for AS and A Level Edexcel, ZigZag Education (published 2017)
Themed Starters and Plenaries for GCSE Drama, ZigZag Education (published 2017)
Woman in Black GCSE Study Guide, ZigZag Education (published 2018)
Other publishing credits:
The Guardian; Liquorish Fish; 101 words
Joint founder and writer at www.more-than-a-mum.com
Current writing projects:
The Invisible Museum of Science, A festival performance with Sirius Astronomy
Hypatia’s Children (Working title), A children’s adventure novel about women in STEM
CHARITY TRUSTEE
January 2018 - present
Trustee for Calne Wordfest. A charity which looks to improve literacy across the community through regular events, projects and a week long festival.
Current Projects:
Calne and Me: Oral history and verbatim theatre project
Pub Literacy
Adult Literacy Courses
Story Trail
TUTOR
April 2014 - present
Creating, delivering, and commissioning online courses for home educated children in a range of subjects including creative writing, literature, and media.
Tuition across the age and ability levels in English (literature and language) and media studies for schooled and home educated students.
Managing other tutors
LITERACY AND DRAMA ADVISER
January 2011 - April 2014
Working with Belvue School Northolt, a school for students with special educational needs, to ensure excellent literacy and drama provision.
TEACHER
2002 - 2009
Various teaching roles, including:
Head of English and Drama (Uxbridge High School)
Head of Media Studies and Assistant Head of Year 9 (County Upper School)
MASTERS IN EDUCATION
December 2011
The Open University
PGCE (SECONDARY ENGLISH)
July 2002
University of Birmingham
BA (HONS) ENGLISH
July 2000
University of Wolverhampton
Included theatre studies modules:
Storytelling theatre
Theatre in education
Shakespeare in performance
A LEVELS
January 25, 1997
Theatre Studies (B)
English (C)
French (C)