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Subject Information - Drama
The curriculum is structured around the development of key knowledge and skills and developing confidence, teamwork and all-round communication skills. These skills are fed down into schemes of work from Year 7 upwards. This is designed to raise expectations and standards from the start of Key Stage 3 and ensure that drama knowledge is being understood both practically and theoretically.
In years 7, 8 and 9 students will all study the work of key theatre practitioners (Stanislavski and Brecht) whilst also focusing on both devised and scripted work. Devised work will involve creating Drama using various stimuli. Scripted work will involve students studying whole plays exploring various genres and playwrights focusing on the social, cultural and historical elements of the play.
Students will be assessed through off script performances of selected sections of the play being studied. There are also termly written tests to further embed learnt knowledge. Students will attain a tool box of various drama skills and techniques which will enable them to explore performance work from other cultures and enable them to develop improvised, devised and scripted work with knowledge and confidence.
Extra-Curricular
Extra-curricular opportunities in Drama are created to allow students to develop and build on expertise learnt in lessons. Drama (CAS) clubs run weekly during lunch times to enable students to further develop their skills whilst also improving confidence levels and all-round communication skills. Alongside weekly Drama Clubs are opportunities for students to audition to be part of groups with more challenging expectations. These include annual performances in “TCAT Together” as well as student performances during whole school events.
Students are also able to apply to become a Drama Ambassador (post COVID), taking on a leadership role within the department and developing their own knowledge by planning and delivering Drama Club sessions and assisting in open evening workshops for KS2 students.