Teaching Staff | Mrs N. Ousey (Subject Leader) |
Year 7 students will study | Introduction to Drama Techniques
Physical Theatre Team Building Using Short Scripts Elizabethan Theatre |
Year 8 students will study | Docu-drama based on 9/11
Pantomimes Westerns Bang Out Of Order (Scripted) Elizabethan Theatre II |
Year 9 students will study | Physical Theatre
Commedia Dell’Arte Contemporary Drama (DNA) |
Year 10 students will study | Practitioners – Brecht & Stanislavski
Devising Theatre/ T.I.E. Individual Showcase (I) |
Year 11 students will study | Practitioners – Artaud/ Berkoff/ Boal
Preparation, Production and Performance – Thematic Individual Showcase (II) – Monologues and letter of application for a post. |
You will be assessed by | KS3 – Performance Skills and Self-Evaluation (once every half-term)
KS4 – BTEC First Award in Performing Arts Units 2 & 3 – Written Portfolio (including actor’s log and research tasks) and Practical Performances – Internally Assessed and Externally Moderated Unit 1 – Two monologues and letter of application – Externally Assessed |
Extra-curricular opportunities | Drama Club – Tuesdays after-school
Lunchtime – Drop-in sessions for KS4 Theatre Trips Participation in Drama Festivals (NOW Fest/ Work Bard, Play Bard) |
Homework | KS3 – Line-learning & written/ research tasks linked to unit (Half-termly)
KS4 – Actor’s Logs (in detail) weekly/ Line-learning/ Research, as appropriate |
Examination board | Pearson |