Drama

 

 

Curriculum Intent

In Drama we aspire to build self-confidence and critical thinking by equipping students with a range of dramatic and transferable skills. We believe that students should have access to a broad and ambitious Drama curriculum, which embeds skills, knowledge and empathy of the theatre and performance process, which permits them to develop a love for Performing Arts.  Our drama curriculum will give students the opportunity to:

 KS3 intent:

• Develop a strong foundation of transferable skills that reinforce successful performance pieces.

• Devise creative and imaginative performances

• Learn a range of conventions and skills to structure confident performance

• Experience performing in front of a live audience

• Understand the process of planning, rehearsing and reviewing performance

• Being part of an audience and experiencing live performances of others

• Develop their individual character, including their confidence, resilience and independence contributing positively to task sets.

• Embed key drama terminology through a range of written activities

KS4 intent:

•  Be a confident performer applying drama key skills that underpin successful performance pieces.

• Apply a range of conventions and styles to structure innovative performance

• Develop written evaluative skills embedded with subject specific language

• Appreciate live performance, having the skill set to analyse and evaluate.

• When speaking, articulate and express their ideas, views and opinions about a wide range of topics and issues clearly, confidently and respectfully.

• Be self-disciplined when practising both independently and with a group 

• Interpret and perform existing scripts applying their own artistic vision

• Understanding how set, costume, music, lights, makeup and props enhance performances

• To engage with both the audience and other performers during performances.

 

KS3 - Autumn term knowledge organiser

KS3 - Spring term knowledge organiser

KS3 - Summer term knowledge organiser

 

GCSE exam board & specification: Eduqas

 

How to help your child: 

1. Encourage them to share performances at home and also allow them to verbally express their creative intentions for performance.

2. Encourage them to record and save their practical work so that they can use this to support the writing up of final evaluations. Encouraging them to complete written work soon after the lesson will help them to write reflectively.

3. Encourage them to watch some live theatre outside of school or engage with the ways costume, lighting, sound and set design is used in film/television and the impact it has.

 

What opportunities for enrichment are there in music?

• Regular trips to theatres including Richmond theatre, Kingston Rose theatre and West End theatres.

• Extra curricular activities such as the whole school production (this takes place every 2 years) and drama club

 

What careers can success in drama lead to?

The key skills developed through studying drama can directly translate into success in many future careers—not just in drama and the performing arts, but across a wide range of fields. Here’s how some of those core skills can open doors professionally:

Discipline and perseverance is developed through the rehearsal process of being an actor, this shows you are able to commit to goals, stay consistent and keep improving over time. These are valued skills in careers such as  Medicine, law, entrepreneurship, research, engineering and finance.

Creativity is developed through devising your own plays and interpretation of characters in plays. This allows employers to see you are original thinkers and can come up with fresh ideas. These are valued skills in careers such as advertising, design entrepreneurship and jobs within the performing arts industry.

Communication and teamwork is developed by rehearsing and performing as a group. This teaches students how to actively listen, collaborate and problem solve. These are valued skills in careers such as management, HR, marketing, public relations and hospitality.

Confidence and resilience is developed through having opportunities to perform in the lesson which builds students confidence, poise and ability to bounce back from failure. These are valued skills in careers such as law, public speaking, politics, performance arts, business management and teaching 

 

For further information, contact: Charlotte Mercuri  cmercuri@lampton.org.uk