Series 3: Ep 7: Breaking the perception barrier of the RSC with Jacqui O'Hanlon

In this month's conversation Ali Warren is in conversation with Jacqui O'Hanlon MBE, Director of Learning and National Partnerships at the Royal Shakespeare Company.  Jacqui talks with great passion and honesty about the work of both the departments (Learning and National Partnerships) she oversees and gives us an insight in to the work that they do to support 2000 teachers a year via approx. 1000 schools.  Jacqui comments very honestly about the barriers the company can sometimes face, that she refers to as the 'perception barrier' "...what we've got with the Royal Shakespeare Company is you've got 'Royal' in the title, you've got 'Shakespeare' in the title and those are barriers; because people will make assumptions if they don't know us and some of those assumptions will be based on an experience - I hope, from longer ago..." Jacqui O'Hanlon "for us, the absolute priority is supporting teachers & young people to use Shakespeare as a Trojan horse through which to unlock potential" Jacqui O'Hanlon To look at the resources and services that the RSC offers follow these links: www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone www.rsc.org.uk/learn/schools-and-teachers