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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SubscribeMusical theatre performance
KS 5 BTEC
This scheme is designed to meet the demands of the unit, to fulfil the potential of the learners and to allow a small number of staff, even just one, to put on a show that includes several numbers...
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...
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo: An introduction to the set text study
KS 5 A2
Using a practical approach, this scheme of work aims to explore the set text Accidental Death of an Anarchist in preparation for Section A or B of Component 3 of the Eduqas A level course. This scheme...
Looking at physicality afresh
KS 3 KS 4
Physicality is part and parcel of children's play but as students get into KS3/4 in drama terms it needs to be harnessed, shaped, developed and used to push boundaries. This scheme develops from the...
Karamazoo
KS 4
Karamazoo is from Philip Ridley's collection of plays The Storyteller Sequence. The play is written in two sections with the protagonist, Ace, being played as a female and then a male with the script...
Comedy and tragedy
KS 3
Ask anyone for an image that defines theatre and they will recall the theatrical masks that symbolise the two key theatrical genres of comedy and tragedy. Ask anyone why these masks are used and they...
Developing movement skills
KS 5 BTEC
This unit is worth 10 credits and comprises 60 Guided Learning Hours. The unit could be covered over one term of 12 weeks with 4 hours of teacher contact time and an optional one hour rehearsal each...