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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SubscribeTerror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah
KS 4
This scheme of work uses the issues raised in Benjamin Zephaniah's novel to inspire students’ own ideas for devised work. The story focuses on a teenage boy who is unwittingly involved in a terror...
Get out of the comfort zone!
KS 5
Two of the best ways to get out of a comfort zone in drama are to experiment and to take a few (calculated) risks. After several years of making their drama in a regular studio or particular...
Slow Time by Roy Williams
KS 4
Slow Time features three teenage boys, Nabs, Delroy and Ashley, one black, one Asian and one white. The action takes place in the hour before dawn after Delroy's first long night in a young offender...
It's all in our genes
KS 3 KS 4
Teenagers may not realise that two generations ago DNA information was not available. In the past, people rarely knew with absolute certainty who their biological parents were or where their ancestors...
Verbatim Theatre has it taped
KS 3 KS 4
<img src='/media/205018/dt-2018-79-ks4_uf01.jpg' alt=""/><br/> <label> </label><br/> <sec sec-type="intro"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>Verbatim Theatre is a form of devised drama documentary built...
Power words of drama
KS 4
<img src='/media/205012/dt-2018-79-gcse_uf01.jpg' alt=""/><br/> <label> </label><br/> <sec sec-type="intro"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>With the recent reform in GCSEs, a student's ability to read...
Money, Money, Money
KS 3 KS 4
Money not only makes the world go round, it also provides an enormous range of challenging material for devised drama, story lines, depth of characters and some fascinating ideas. Money is the root of...
An 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...
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...
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,...