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 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...
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...
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...
A Great Adventure
KS 1 KS 2
This scheme of work invites primary school students on an adventure through space, time and fairy tale worlds, while also embarking on a journey of learning and self-discovery, through a series of...
Groundhog Day
KS 3 KS 4
The iconic movie of 1993 and now the stage musical of the same name have put the term ‘Groundhog Day’ into the public's consciousness. It means something that goes nowhere, round in circles, endlessly...
Blackout by Davey Anderson
KS 4
This scheme of work is meant as a lead in to the new Edexcel specification and is ideal as a starter to the course. It explores the script Blackout by Davey Anderson and although this is not one of...
Oliver by Birgitta Sif
KS 2
Oliver is a book beautifully illustrated and written by Birgitta Sif. In this scheme of work, the overall aim is to explore the theme of ‘feeling different’ as, ironically, a common experience. It...
Devising using stimuli from a given decade: 1990s
KS 4 KS 5
This scheme uses articles, events, music, pictures, etc. from the 1990s as stimuli from which to devise original material. It is relevant for many new Drama & Theatre Studies exam specifications where...