Students
All Subjects for Years 7 to 11
Drama
Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11
Year 7
Assessment: |
The students are assessed in the areas of making, performing and responding each half term. |
| NC Levels: | Most students are expected to achieve at least a level 5 in Drama by the end of Key Stage 3 and have progressed by at least one level from Key Stage 2. |
| Useful Website: | www.edexcel.org |
| Content of Course: | In the Year 7 Drama course the students have the opportunity to develop making performing and responding skills through the exploration of scripted work, issue based theatre and the Creative Arts project. |
Year 8
Assessment: |
The students are assessed in the areas of making, performing and responding each half term. |
| NC Levels: | Most students are expected to achieve at least a level 5 in Drama by the end of Key Stage 3 and have progressed by at least one level from Key Stage 2. |
| Useful Website: | www.edexcel.org.uk |
| Content of Course: | The Year 8 Drama course is designed to build on the knowledge and techniques acquired in Year 7. The students have the opportunity to develop making, performing and responding skills through the exploration of mask work, melodrama, issue based theatre and scripted work. |
Year 9
| Drama | |
Assessment: |
The students are assessed in the areas of making, performing and responding each half term. |
| NC Levels: | Most students are expected to achieve at least a level 5 in Drama by the end of Key Stage 3 and have progressed by at least one level from Key Stage 2. |
| Useful Website: | www.edexcel.org |
| Content of Course: | The Year 9 Drama course is designed to build on the knowledge and techniques acquired in Year 7 and 8. The students have the opportunity to develop making, performing and responding skills through the exploration of scripted and devised work. |
Year 10
Qualification: |
GCSE |
| Useful Website: | www.edexcel.org |
| Assessment: | Students are assessed through coursework and a practical examination. |
| Coursework: | Unit 2: Drama Exploration 2: (30%) Students explore the play Blood Brothers and gain knowledge and understanding about how playwrights, performers and directors use the medium of drama to communicate ideas to an audience. Their practical work is assessed and this is supported by a portfolio of documentary evidence. |
| Content of Course: | Students have the opportunity to develop a range of performance and technical skills through devising and scripted work and will complete their first piece of coursework. |
Year 11
| Drama | |
| Qualification: | GCSE |
| Syllabus: | Edexcel GCSE in Drama 1699 |
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| Assessment: | Drama Performance Exam: (40%). This is externally examined. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills as performers or in a theatre craft using stimulus material for performance. |
| Coursework: | Unit 1: Drama Exploration 1: (30%). Internally marked and externally moderated. Students use Drama to explore ideas and issues in response to stimulus material selected from different times and cultures. Their practical work is assessed and this is supported by a portfolio of documentary evidence. |
| Content of Course: | Students will consolidate the skills they acquired in Year 10, completing their final piece of coursework based on either War or Working Conditions, and will present their practical exam in May. |