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Drama

At St Peter’s we believe that Drama lessons help students to see things from different points of view.  It builds empathy and confidence. Drama asks questions about society, family, friendships, politics and history for example. Our Drama studios are safe places where nothing is ‘wrong’ - everything is an interpretation. We encourage peers to support each other and they know that absolute teamwork is required. 

In an age where presentation is key we want our drama lessons to enable students to ‘present’ themselves in a positive light. They learn the power of body language, public speaking and creativity. They develop the ability to think on their feet reacting to unexpected events efficiently and remaining unruffled. Team work, cooperation and support - all skills highly desirable in a modern workplace.

Our aim is to introduce them to a huge range of different theatre and drama practitioners, plays and techniques. We want to encourage them to push themselves to be creative, engaging and believable performers and to use all they learn to make their work imaginative and thought provoking.

 

Curriculum Aims

Our Yr 7 and 8 curriculum connects with GCSE demands of Devising, Performing and Evaluation.

Year 7 

We aim to give year 7 students, who haven’t done Drama as a lesson before, the opportunity to develop their confidence, group listening skills and devising and performing abilities through a variety of engaging schemes of work. 

-Introduction to Drama

  • Improvisation and an introduction to Frantic Assembly
  • Physical Theatre-Slapstick
  • Play script-Private Peaceful. Monologue
  • Shakespeare-The Tempest
  • Devising a group play using GCSE stimuli


Year 8

In year 8 we want to provide the students with the opportunity to be more independent and to develop their leadership skills. 

  • Improvisation and technical skills
  • Documentary theatre-London Riots and Let Him Have It Chris
  • Play Script-The Last Resort-comedy, characterisation, line learning and performance to an invited audience
  • Play Script-Noughts and Crosses-issue based work
  • Teacher led devising-Changes-Character, physicality, environment, mentality, growing up and technology.
  • Devising own play using the GCSE exam stimuli


Year 9

  • Introduction to GCSE
  • Improvisation and character development
  • Stanislavski-script work
  • Introduction to Frantic Assembly
  • Brecht (Connected to a performance of The Border by Theatre Centre)
  • Verbatim Theatre.
  • Devising practical prelim-Verbatim, Brecht, chair duets, theme of The Border.
  • Introduction to set text-whole class performance to an invited audience
  • Written exam theatre review introduction.
  • Discussion re portfolio for devising exam in year 10


Year 10
Autumn

  • Devising exam. Group play and individual evaluative folder. 30%
  • Written essays and exam work for the written prelim. 40%


Spring

  • Exam performance and portfolios completed


Summer  

  • Script reading for performance exam in year 11. 30%
  • Continued written exam work

 

Year 11
Autumn

  • Exam preparation for final prelim
  • Group practical rehearsals for script exam

 

Spring

  • Individual exam script pro forma written
  • Exam preparation for written exam
  • Practical exam

 

Summer

  • Practical exam
  • Exam preparation for exam in May

 

Grouping

We have two groups. They are mixed ability and usually consist of equal boys and girls.

Some students are involved in drama and music outside and inside school. Some only have their year 7 and 8 lessons as their performance and theatre experience. 

 

Staffing

Ms Vallis: Subject Learning Leader

Mrs Comerford

Mrs Simpson

Subject Documents Date  
Drama Curriculum Map 2024 25 19th Aug 2024 Download

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