Drama Staff:
| Ms C Rosen |
Acting Head of Department |
| Ms S Hampshire |
Acting Head of Department (Thursday and Friday) |
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Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
| Year 7 |
Fairy Tales/
Darkwood Manor |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas/ Starbeast |
Silent Movies/ Detectives |
| Year 8 |
It was Terrifying/ Rosa Parks |
Let Him Have It/ The Dangers of Alcohol |
I Don’t Like Mondays/ Soaps |
| Year 9 |
Gangs |
Gangs/ To Much Punch for Judy |
To Much Punch for Judy |
| Year 10 GCSE |
Improvisation Exploration |
Text Exploration |
Devising |
| Year 10 BTEC |
C7 Understanding Drama |
C9 Acting |
C10 Devising |
| Year 11 GCSE |
Text Exploration |
Devising |
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| Year 11 BTEC |
B9 Dance/
C8 Scripted Performances/ A1 Performing Arts Business |
A2 Production Process |
Completion of all work |
| AS |
Exploration of Text/ Review of Live Performances |
Group Performance |
Monologue Performance |
| A2 |
Devised Performance |
Exploration of Text |
Review and comparison of live performances |
KS3 Drama
In Key Stage 3 Drama is taught once a week and covers a wide range of social issues from murder mystery to gang conflict.
Exploring a range of skills including:
- Frozen Image
- Chorus
- Mime
- Physical Theatre
- Monologue
- Duologue
- Improvisation
- Narration
- Exaggeration
- Angels and Devils
- Essence Machine
- Split-Stage
- Cross-Cutting
GSCE Drama
GCSE Drama is taught three times a week and split into three sections:
- Improvisation
- Exploration of a play accompanied by a visit to the theatre
- Devising your own play
GCSE Drama is worth one GCSE.
BTEC Performing Arts
The BTEC Performing Arts Course prepares the students to work in the Performing Arts Industry, it is taught six times a week and covers a wide range of topics including:
- Acting: preparing and performing an audition piece
- Devising: creating two performances, one to be shown in a whole school celebration and the other in a primary school as a T.I.E production
- Scripted Performances: performing a play within group
- Dance: preparing and performing for a dance audition
- Production Project: A final performance that combines all of the skills developed on the course
- Performing Arts Business: To be taught alongside the Production Project, this module takes a look behind the scenes in the world of Performing Arts industry
BTEC Performing Arts is worth the equivalent of 4 GSCE’s.
KS5 Drama and Theatre Studies
At Key Stage 5 we offer AS/A2 Drama and Theatre Studies.
AS
Within AS level Drama students will:
- Learn about the conventions of theatre through the thorough exploration of theatre practitioners and genres
- Explore and research one main theatre practitioner in detail with relation to two play scripts
- Perform a group piece and a monologue to a live audience
- Attend a number of theatre visits and workshops with professional companies
A2
Within A2 Drama students will:
- A group performance in response to either a stimulus or a published play
- Study one play
- Study one period of theatrical history
- Attend a number of theatre visits and workshops with professional companies
AS and A2 Drama and Theatre Studies is worth one A Level.
Extra Curricular
In Drama we offer a wide range of extra curricular actives, such as:
- Year 7/8 Drama Club Wed lunch time run by 6th Formers
- All exam groups are taken to see live performances
- All exam groups take part in workshops run by performance companies
- Members of exam groups are given the opportunity to take part in evening or holiday drama clubs with outside agencies such as The National Theatre
- All exam groups perform their assessment pieces to an invited audience