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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SubscribeHospital Food by Eugene O’Hare: Devising and exploring a text to produce original performance outcomes
KS 5
This scheme explores Eugene O’Hare's NT Connections play Hospital Food as a stimulus. It is relevant for many new A level Drama & Theatre Studies exam specifications, where both explorations of texts...
The Silver Sword by Ian Serrailler: A look at the book through drama
KS 2
A classic for over sixty years, The Silver Sword presents the harsh reality of wartime life for a Polish family. KS2 students will be gripped by the adventures, setbacks and triumphs of the Balicki...
From page to stage: A rehearsal toolkit
A2 KS 5
All the specifications at GCSE and A level demand that students practically study a script for examination. With a large group it is often difficult for the teacher to help all students move their...
Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) by Carl Grose
KS 5
The changes in exam specifications, requiring students to perform extracts from texts, mean that they are given a very wide choice of texts for performance. This scheme offers a range of teaching...
Practically exploring characters in play texts: Liz from Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker
KS 5
This scheme explores the play text Our Country's Good as a stimulus and specifically traces the character of Liz in key scenes. Many exam specifications at GCSE and A level now allow for the...
Woyzeck by Georg Büchner
KS 5 A2
This scheme of work is going to tackle the Section C, Component 3 part of the examination using the script of Woyzeck. The new A level examination for Theatre Studies asks the students to do a lot....
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes: A look at the book through drama
KS 2
Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man is a classic science fiction novel that easily captures young imaginations. Its short length, along with the strength of the writing, makes it an ideal choice for classroom...
Musical 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...
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit: A look at the book through drama
KS 2
E. Nesbit's The Railway Children has been enjoyed by generation after generation since it was published in 1906. Although perhaps most famous for the 1970 film adaptation, the novel itself presents...
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...