Drama - KS4

In Drama our aim is develop the creativity, confidence and communication skills of the students. We want to equip students with an appreciation of Drama as an art form by developing their knowledge of key methods and techniques across a range of theatrical styles and genres.

Our curriculum has been designed as a tool for students to express and read emotions and become more emotionally intelligent. We also aim to develop a set of key transferable skills which can be carried forward to the world of work in later life. Our thriving co-curricular programme aims to offer every student across the school the opportunity to see live theatre and participate in a theatrical production.

For GCSE we study the Edexcel specification. The course builds upon the fundamental skills from Key Stage 3 and allows students to devise their own original Drama from stimuli. This component allows them to develop leadership and communication skills, whilst expanding their range and confidence as performers. Students develop their skills in analysis through the study of the set text ‘Government Inspector’ by Gogol, building towards a written exam where they will be able to write from the perspective of performer, director and designer. Having visited the theatre at least twice across the GCSE course, they will be able to appreciate the work of different theatre makers and comprehensively deconstruct a performance through analysis and evaluation. The skills developed at Key Stage 4 will prepare them for success at Drama A level should they continue with their studies in the area.