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Drama is a powerful tool for self-expression and communication.

Our intention is to empower students’ love for music, drama and performing, encouraging creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. Students achieve this through the study of a diverse range of topics and skills across music and drama.  

Through study in performing arts students will build resilience and independence allowing them to become confident members of society and the performing arts industry. 

Our Drama curriculum gives students the opportunity to:

Develop an ability to evaluate their own and others’ work.

Develop creativity through understanding the benefits of participation in the arts, performance, and creativity during their school journey.

Develop The 5 Cs (confidence, co-operation, collaboration, concentration, contribution)

Develop confidence in communication through developing vocal and physical skills.

Explore social issues though drama to develop tolerance and understanding.

Learn and apply the use subject specific vocabulary.

Study the history and influence of different practitioners in drama.

Develop an understanding of how to apply and analyse different dramatic styles including: Pantomime, Physical Theatre, Naturalism and Epic Theatre.

The curriculum for students in Years 7, 8 and 9 is based on three core elements of drama: style, script and devising. Each year they build on their knowledge and understanding of these elements preparing them for both GCSE and A level drama. This curriculum also prepares students for future learning and the world outside of education with transferable skills such as communication and collaboration

Students opting to take Drama as an option in Key Stage 4 will sit Eduqas GCSE Drama. The course contains two practical units, Component 1 Devising Theatre, and Component 2 Performing a Text. Over the two-year course students also work towards a final written exam, Component 3 Interpreting Theatre. Component 3 develops students written interpretation and analytical skills, through the study of the play text Noughts and Crosses and the analysis and evaluation of a piece of live theatre.

At Key Stage 5 Sixth Formers studying A Level Drama and Theatre Studies follow the Eduqas specification which is broken into three components – Theatre Workshop; Text in Action and Text in Performance. Assessment at the end of two years is through a combination of a final written exam, a scripted performance and devised performance and two pieces of extended written coursework reflecting on the practical process.