“The mind’s various elements – reason, emotion, imagination, instinct, the perception of public and private – have no naturally integrated relationship. The relationship is created culturally – which is to say we create the ‘self’ socially. It is this which makes us human. It is achieved through Drama and other arts and cannot be properly achieved by other means.” Edward Bond
NATD is an association of teachers from all phases of education. At its heart is the pedagogy of Dorothy Heathcote and the methodology of Drama in Education although all forms of Drama and Theatre are embraced.
NATD is committed to developing a child-centred, humanising curriculum with an internationalist perspective. We are constantly asking ourselves ‘what does the child need to know’ in order to be ‘at home’ in the world.
What brings us together is our passion for education and our conviction that all young people, throughout the world, now more than ever, deserve an education that meets their needs. NATD stands for a Living Curriculum, not a National Curriculum.