Drama
"Theatre is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it." Bertolt Brecht.
A place that inspires you to take risks, explore new ways of expressing ideas, deepen your cultural awareness, build resilience, feel empowered, have fun, and truly flourish.
Our drama curriculum inspires creativity, confidence, and collaboration through hands-on performance experiences, developing vital life skills such as communication and empathy. Students explore, analyse, devise, and perform using theatrical conventions to investigate social, historical, and cultural ideas. By connecting imagination with theatre practice, the curriculum builds performance skills alongside strong critical, reflective, and analytical thinking.
We strive to engage and excite students, nurturing a lifelong passion for creative learning. Through progressive knowledge and skill development, students gain a deep understanding of drama. They express themselves, imagine and create with intention, and learn to evaluate and critically reflect on both their own work and that of others.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum
| Year | Rotation 1 | Rotation 2 | ||||
| 7 |
Introduction to Drama |
Script | Responding to Brief: Anti-Bullying | Introduction to Drama | Script | Responding to Brief: Anti-Bullying |
| 8 |
Styles of Performance |
Script | Responding to Brief: Peer Pressure | Styles of Performance | Script | Responding to Brief: Peer Pressure |
| Rotation 1 | Rotation 2 | Rotation 3 | ||||
| 9 |
Devising |
Script | Devising | Script | Devising | Script |
Key Stage 4 Curriculum
| Year | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| 10 |
Component 1: Exploring the Performing Arts Industry |
Component 2: Developing Skills and Techniques for Performance | Devising |
| 11 |
Component 3 (Mock): Responding to a Brief |
Component 3: Responding to a Brief |