The Drama Department aims to stimulate a lifelong curiosity, interest and enjoyment in drama and dramatic literature from a variety of cultures and traditions. 

Our young people develop a range of personal qualities, including perseverance, resilience initiative, confidence, individual awareness and group sensitivity. 

We want students to develop their drama skills and enjoy a range of performance opportunities especially in our new theatre space. 

Students here are helped to aspire to professional standards in a professional environment. We aim to offer a diverse and original programme of teaching and learning activities which develop confidence, mastery and a sense of pride.

I succeed in drama if: 

I can apply my vocal and physical skills in a highly engaging, dynamic, and skillful way.

My vocal control is skillful using clarity, accent, pace, inflection, pitch and projection.

My physical control is skillful and I apply space, gesture, stillness and stance.

My ability to create character has a strong intention for the audience, with focus, energy, confidence and commitment.

I give excellent explanations about how I have created and developed ideas in my work and that of others.

I explain how I have responded to the text or the stimulus used to start the drama.

I can explain the development and refinement of my drama skills and the work I am creating.

I write in a logical and systematic way making a clear distinction between evaluation and analysis.

In my writing I can make connections between dramatic theory and practice.

I can explain in my writing, from a director, designer and performer’s point of view, how I take a play from the page to the stage with a clear intention for my audience.

I can write about and discuss a play explaining its cultural and historical significance.