Drama

Drama is an enjoyable and explorative subject that is taught in our dedicated Performing Arts building. Together with our innovative curriculum, students get the opportunity to devise Drama and perform plays, as well as analyse and evaluate live theatre.

You will gain numerous skills and attributes in Drama such as:

• Confidence

• Performance

• Production

• Analysing

• Evaluation

• Devising

• Teamwork

• Public speaking

• Articulating ideas

Extra-curricular clubs are available for all Key Stages. In these, students develop their performance skills and work towards a performance piece.

We direct a whole school production every year. In 2022 we produced a highly successful musical production of ‘Matilda’, ‘Mary Poppins’ in 2023, ‘Bright Young Things’ in 2024 and ‘Frozen Jr’ in 2025.

Drama is taught to all students in Years 7 and 8. Throughout this time students will:

• Create and develop ideas to communicate meaning for theatrical performance

• Apply theatrical skills to realise artistic intentions in live performance

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how drama and theatre is developed and performed

• Analyse and evaluate your own work and the work of others

YEAR 9

Students work towards gaining the Bronze Arts Award qualification by completing four parts of assessment. This includes:

• Exploring the Arts as a participant

• Exploring the Arts as an audience member

• Arts inspiration

• Arts skills share

YEAR 10 AND 11

Students work towards AQA Drama GCSE in Years 10 and 11. For this, students will complete three components:

• Component 1 - Understanding Drama

• Component 2 - Devising Drama

• Component 3 - Texts in Practice

• A Level Drama and Theatre Studies