Schemes of Work
Twice each term, Drama & Theatre publishes five online schemes of work written by experienced teachers and examiners, which are available exclusively to our Full Membership, Digital Membership and Schemes of Work subscribers. They cover Key Stages 2-5 across a variety of exam boards and specifications, providing indispensable content for your classroom teaching.
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SubscribeAn introduction to the GCSE Drama devising log: supporting students in creating their written coursework log
KS 4
This scheme of work suggests a simple structure and plan for the devising written unit, directly related to the creation of the piece itself, and focuses on an entirely written devising log. The...
Year 9 scheme for summer term
KS 3
The summer term can often be challenging for Year 9. Groups can be a mixture of students who are coming to the end of their exploration of Drama and are difficult to motivate; enthusiastic students...
Making the most of drama devices
KS 3 KS 4
‘Devices’ is the catch-all term used to describe any and every drama technique employed to create drama, interpret text, explore ideas, develop performance skills and create drama in original and...
Physical Theatre: Approaches to teaching in the style of Frantic Assembly
KS 3
The overall aim of this scheme of work is to explore a physical theatre style by introducing students to the work of Frantic Assembly, and to encourage learners to try out techniques and practical...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
KS 3
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is perhaps the most well-known of C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and certainly offers a range of exciting themes for exploration. This scheme is aimed at KS3,...
Teacher-in-Role as a drama device
KS 3 KS 4
Teacher-in-Role (TiR) is a drama device that we either love or approach with trepidation. The fact is that it can be an amazingly powerful tool for the drama teacher to build students’ confidence,...
A model for watching live theatre
KS 4
The skill of watching and evaluating Live Theatre is a now a key element in all GCSE exam specifications. It can often prove a challenge to teachers to make this anything more than a pen and paper...
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley: An introduction
KS 4
This six-week scheme is, fundamentally, an exploration of dramatic/theatrical skills, which uses J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls as a vehicle for progression. Over six one-hour workshops, GCSE...
People are complex
KS 3 KS 4
As most drama is naturally character-driven, this scheme explores interesting and developed people from their outwardly straightforward exteriors to the deeper levels within. The majority of people...
All hail, Macbeth!
KS 3
Macbeth: source of a backstage superstition and one of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies. I hope that this scheme of work will allow you to explore some of the areas of the play that are less well...