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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SubscribeThat Face by Polly Stenham
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KS 5
That Face by Polly Stenham is one of the six set texts for the latest Pearson/Edexcel AS and A level syllabus; the set texts form the basis of the ‘Page to Stage’ element of the exam, which requires...
Performance Workshop
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KS 5 BTEC
This scheme covers 12 weeks with 4 lessons per week. Each lesson is an hour long. Learners will have time to work on research, Log Books and evaluation during private study periods. You will find the...
Exploration of Shakespeare
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KS 2
The aim of this scheme of work is to give students an introduction to Shakespeare and the opportunity to experience a range of his plays. In each lesson they will look at the plot lines and explore a...
Terror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah
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KS 4
This scheme of work uses the issues raised in Benjamin Zephaniah's novel to inspire students’ own ideas for devised work. The story focuses on a teenage boy who is unwittingly involved in a terror...
Contemporary Drama Performance
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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...
It's all in our genes
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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...