Key Stage 3

 Key Stage 4

 6th Form

   Dutch Exchange

     Events

   Productions

At K.S.3 students have one discreet period of Drama per week. Schemes of work encourage and build inter-personal skills and group negotiation and cooperation whilst focusing on performance techniques. Topics are explored in depth over an average of 6-8 lessons.

Year 7

Drama skills explored in this year:

• Image, Movement & Mime, Use of Voice, Space and Spontaneous improvisation

Topics:

Autumn Term:
Images of Darkwood – supernatural episodes in a haunted house
Splendido Movement – students investigate holidays from hell

Spring Term
Legends of the Voice – storytelling with atmosphere
Give me Space – causes, consequences and the prevention of bullying

Summer Term
Media Sensation – students create and manage a new pop star
Spontaneous Improvisation – skills based activities to increase confidence and creativity

Year 8

Drama skills explored in Year 8:

• Character, Rehearsed Improvisation, Genre, Performance Styles, Text and Reflection & Evaluation

Topics:

Autumn Term
Roses of Eyam – examines fear and suspicion
Drama Skills – revisits and strengthens devising and performance skills

Spring Term
Melodrama – Victorian villains, heroes and damsels-in-distress
Witches – unit of work exploring the Braintree Witch Hunts

Summer Term
Gender Stereotypes – pink for a girl and blue for a boy?
Camelford – the consequences of pollution

Year 9

Drama skills explored in Year 9:

• Playing Status, Characterisation, Exploring text, Use of symbolism, Ensemble work and Technique revision.

Detailed Programme of Study:

1. Status Investigation – exploring what status is and how it is measured in society, how we transmit status and how it can be altered. This scheme of work includes, games, rehearsed and spontaneous improvisation and textual exploration.
   
2. Characters of Holborne House – in depth study of characterisation focusing on the skills required to authentically portray characters of different ages, sexes and dispositions through careful observation and demonstration. This scheme of work is a mixture of both creative and skills based activities.
   
3. Ensemble – exploring group work in detail. Isolating the skills needed to successfully work as a team and highlighting where things can go wrong. This scheme of work includes choral movement and voice activities and team building exercises.