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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SubscribeIt's all in our genes
KS 3 KS 4
Teenagers may not realise that two generations ago DNA information was not available. In the past, people rarely knew with absolute certainty who their biological parents were or where their ancestors...
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...
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...
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...
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...