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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SubscribeThe 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...
An introduction to Greek theatre and myths for Year 7
KS 3
<img src='/media/205016/dt-2018-79-ks3_uf01.jpg' alt=""/><br/> <label> </label><br/> <sec sec-type="intro"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>This scheme of work has the following aims: To provide a brief...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hospital 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...
Year 9 scheme for summer term
KS 3
The summer term can often be challenging for Year 9. Groups can be a mixture of students who are coming to the end of their exploration of Drama and are difficult to motivate; enthusiastic students...
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...
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...