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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SubscribeContemporary Drama Performance
KS 5 BTEC
Performing Arts learners are required to use their acting skills in two short contemporary drama performances. Each performance should be an extract from a play written after 1930. The two plays...
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...
Being a Twit: Roald Dahl's infamous Mr and Mrs explored through Drama
KS 2
Roald Dahl's books are adored by adults and children alike, and The Twits is so much fun that it just never gets old! This scheme of work has been created in the spirit of the book, with a range of...
Approaching live theatre productions
KS 5
The aim of this scheme of work is to prepare students to answer any of the questions that appear in the AQA A level Drama and Theatre written paper Section C. It is a 5-point plan designed to enable...
Movement in performance
KS 5
This unit is aimed at actors and dancers who would like to improve their movement skills in different performance styles. Learners will perform in two contrasting movement pieces each lasting a...
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
KS 5
<img src='/media/205010/dt-2018-79-a3_uf01.jpg' alt=""/><br/> <label> </label><br/> <sec sec-type="intro"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p> <i>Doctor Faustus</i> by Christopher Marlowe is one of the nine...
The Suitcase Kid: Using drama to explore Andy's world
KS 2
<img src='/media/205014/dt-2018-79-ks2_uf01.jpg' alt=""/><br/> <label> </label><br/> <sec sec-type="intro"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>Jacqueline Wilson is one of children's literature's bestselling...
Monologue and duologue
KS 5
<img src='/media/205008/dt-2018-79-a2_uf01.jpg' alt=""/><br/> <label> </label><br/> <sec sec-type="intro"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>This scheme of work aims to prepare students for their A level...
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...
Training dragons at KS2: A look at How to Train Your Dragon through Drama
KS 2
Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon is a contemporary classic. Full of humour, and also great drama, its well-rounded central character is a wonderful study in the growing pains of trying to...