Drama is studied by all pupils at Orchard Mead Academy, with one hour lessons a week during Key Stage 3.
Drama in an option for GCSE during Years 10 and 11.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | ||
| Year 7 | Communication Confidence Key Skills and Conventions Workshop – Skills | Creativity Challenge Improvisation Devising | Culture Confidence Melodrama Theatre History
| Culture Challenge Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare | Critical Thinking Collaboration Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations Set text | Critical Thinking Communication Lighting – Inside Out Production | |
| Year 8 | Communication Confidence Genres Workshop – Skills
| Creativity Challenge Devising Devising- fiction
| Culture Confidence Commedia Dell Arte Theatre History | Culture Challenge Macbeth Shakespeare
| Critical Thinking Collaboration Social Drama Set text
| Critical Thinking Communication Technical Theatre Production | |
| Year 9 | Communication Confidence Key Practitioners Workshop – Skills | Creativity Challenge Devising Devising
| Culture Confidence Physical Theatre Theatre History (contemporary) | Culture Challenge Romeo & Juliet – Gangs Shakespeare | Critical Thinking Collaboration Blood Brothers Set Text
| Critical Thinking Communication Total Theatre |
AQA GCSE Drama
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | ||
| Year 10 | Introduction to GCSE
Component 2:Devising skills Performing
| Devising, research and development Trinity external exam
| Component 3: Performance skills (monologues + Dialogues.) Mock performance.
| Component 1 – Section C: Live theatre performance Performance and design skills
| Component 1, Set Play Section A Section B
| Component 2: Devising research and development ( in preparation for year 11)
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| Year 11 | Component 2: Devising skills Performing Logbook completion
| Rehearsals and work-in progress performance Component 1: Set Play
| Rehearsals and work-in progress performance Component 1: Live theatre performance
| Component 3: Visiting examiner performance
| Component 1: Revision of Sections A, B and C Component 1: Mock examination Component 1: Summer examination
| Written examination
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For information about enrichment clubs and revision clubs please visit our clubs page here.
Websites:
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/schools/secondary-and-fe/on-demand-in-schools
https://www.franticassembly.co.uk/resources
https://www.rsc.org.uk/education/teacher-resources/
Subject Policies/Plans
Subject Leader/s
Ms J Brookes
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