Drama
Drama
A GCSE in Drama will provide you with a combination of practical and writing skills that would be useful in a variety of other subjects and career paths, it will help you to grow in confidence and develop transferable performance skills. GCSE Drama is a starting point to a variety of careers as well as those in the entertainment industry. Click here to see examples of where Drama could take you.
GCSE Drama and Theatre Studies
GCSE Drama and Theatre Studies
Contact Information: Mrs. N Snell, Curriculum Leader of Drama
Contact Information: Mrs. N Snell, Curriculum Leader of Drama
Course Content
Course Content
You will be exploring plays and devising your own performances, building on skills you have developed in KS3. Unlike in lower school, the tasks are more open-ended, allowing you to explore ideas, take risks, and experiment with different techniques in performance and theatre. You will improvise, devise, rehearse and perform to your class and occasionally to an invited audience. You will also be writing about how you might act in; a play, a devised piece or design the production.
You will be exploring plays and devising your own performances, building on skills you have developed in KS3. Unlike in lower school, the tasks are more open-ended, allowing you to explore ideas, take risks, and experiment with different techniques in performance and theatre. You will improvise, devise, rehearse and perform to your class and occasionally to an invited audience. You will also be writing about how you might act in; a play, a devised piece or design the production.
Skills Developed
Skills Developed
The skills you develop will fall broadly into 3 key areas: dramatic, personal and employment. Firstly, you will develop a deeper understanding of what makes a piece of drama effective, memorable or emotive – you will do this through enhancing your improvisation and acting skills, developing an understanding of how a theatre practitioner can influence theory into practice, as well as gaining insight into technical aspects of drama such as lighting, sound, set and costume. Secondly, GCSE Drama gives you an opportunity to develop your confidence, improve your communication and oracy skills and work cooperatively with a range of people.
The skills you develop will fall broadly into 3 key areas: dramatic, personal and employment. Firstly, you will develop a deeper understanding of what makes a piece of drama effective, memorable or emotive – you will do this through enhancing your improvisation and acting skills, developing an understanding of how a theatre practitioner can influence theory into practice, as well as gaining insight into technical aspects of drama such as lighting, sound, set and costume. Secondly, GCSE Drama gives you an opportunity to develop your confidence, improve your communication and oracy skills and work cooperatively with a range of people.
Finally, GCSE Drama can develop a whole range of employment-linked skills such as creative thinking, presentation skills, the ability to adapt ideas quickly, creating an end product to meet specific task requirements, as well as working as a member of a team. You will also develop your time management skills and organisation.
Finally, GCSE Drama can develop a whole range of employment-linked skills such as creative thinking, presentation skills, the ability to adapt ideas quickly, creating an end product to meet specific task requirements, as well as working as a member of a team. You will also develop your time management skills and organisation.
Assessment
Assessment
Your learning will be assessed in 3 ways.
Your learning will be assessed in 3 ways.
Component 1 - You are marked on your devising and performance by your teacher, and you also submit a written Portfolio of your performance.
Component 1 - You are marked on your devising and performance by your teacher, and you also submit a written Portfolio of your performance.
Component 2 - Is performed to and assessed by an external examiner (someone from outside the school).
Component 2 - Is performed to and assessed by an external examiner (someone from outside the school).
Component 3 - Is a written exam, based on your practical exploration of plays in lessons, and on a trip to a piece of live theatre.
Component 3 - Is a written exam, based on your practical exploration of plays in lessons, and on a trip to a piece of live theatre.
Progression Routes
Progression Routes
Academic
Academic
A Level Drama
A Level Drama
BTEC Performance Studies
BTEC Performance Studies
A Level Literature
A Level Literature
Applied
Applied
BTEC Performing Arts
BTEC Performing Arts
Employment (examples)
Employment (examples)
Actor
Actor
Director
Director
Media Production
Media Production
TV/ Film
TV/ Film
Teacher
Teacher
Project Manager
Project Manager
Designer
Designer
Lawyer
Lawyer
Politician
Politician
