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Drama
- Members of Staff and Roles/Responsibilities
- Subject Overview
- KS3 Structure
- KS3 Content
- KS4 Structure
- KS4 Content
- Additional Information
Members of Staff and Roles/Responsibilities
| Mrs A Thornber | Teacher in Charge of Drama, Curriculum Team Leader and Assistant Principal with Arts College Responsibilities |
| Miss Astwood | Teacher of Drama and Teacher in Charge of Dance |
| Ms Douglas | Teacher of Drama and Dance |
| Miss C Matthew | Teacher of Drama |
Drama Overview
MDrama is taught in tutor groups at Key Stage 3 for half a year and in mixed ability option groups at Key Stage 4. All Drama work covers three components Creating Drama, performing Drama and Evaluating upon which all schemes are based. These schemes are thematically focused with students being taught dramatic conventions throughout.
KS3 Structure
1xhour lesson per week, half a year only across the Key Stage. All students will have an individual exercise book in which they record their written work and their marks and Targets for their practical assessments. Students will be set homework to develop thier learning linked to classwork. Staff will sometimes record their practical work for assessment purposes.
KS3 Content
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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| Students Grouped | Mixed ability tutor Groups | Mixed ability tutor Groups | Mixed ability tutor Groups |
| Topics Studied | Past and present day school which includes: Victorian Life, punishments and extracts from ‘Cider with Rosie’ and Roald Dahl’s ‘Boy’. Citizenship. Home which includes: The Mystery of House on the Hill and the Year 3000 |
“The Granny Project” – exploring issues related to living with an elderly relative. “The Fairground of Life” – fairground rides as symbols for times in our lives. Citizenship. “Evacuees” – exploring wartime feelings towards this issue Production (cross curricular in Expressive Arts) |
Youth behaviour and the community. Citizenship. “Nobody in the house understands me” – family relationships. “Twelfth Night” exploring the play in the English SATs from a director’s point of view |
| Activities | Role play. Still images. Writing in role. Improvisation. Individual and whole group role play. Character matrix. Thought-tapping. |
Role play. Still images. Writing in role. Improvisation. Individual and whole group role play. Character matrix. Thought-tapping. |
Monologues/Duologues |
| Assesment/Coursework/ |
Practical assessments at end of each section and homework | Practical assessments at end of each section and homework | Practical assessments at end of each section and homework |
KS4 Structure
Year 10 x 2 hours a week for the whole year
Year 11 x 3 hours a week until their exams are completed
The OCR syllabus 1916 Drama is followed though changes will be made within the next two years as the subject is adapted.
The course is 60% coursework including practical and written assessments over two units focusing on devising, directing, designing and performing improvised and scripted works.
The final assessment is a ten hour Drama practical exam with a written portfolio combined which is together worth 40%. Students perform to an external examiner at the end of the ten hours.
KS4 Content
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
Option groups (mixed ability) |
Option groups (mixed ability) |
| Study of text/character/context and performance through coursework (practical and written) and practical and written realisation tes(final exam)t | Study of text/character/context and performance through coursework (practical and written) and practical and written realisation test(final exam) |
Individual and group work Exploring Drama and Theatre as text and improvisation |
Individual and group work Exploring Drama and Theatre as text and improvisation |
| Coursework 60% and final exam 40% practical | Coursework 60% and final exam 40% practical |
Additional Information
Dance and Drama in Expressive Arts are popular subjects at Sir Jonathan North Community College. We have regular dance and Drama clubs at lunchtimes culminating in performances for the Whole College Production which is usually at Christmas and then a large work share from across the key stages and year which happens towards the end of the summer term.
There are many opportunities across the year with visiting performing artists and visits to the theatre to enhance the work we do.
