1. KS5 Drama and Theatre Creative, Performance and Media Arts
Curriculum Map
KS5 Drama and Theatre
Creative, Performance and Media Arts

2. Subject: Drama and Theatre Academic Year: 2019-20
Statement of intent
Key Stage: KS5
Subject: Drama and Theatre
Academic Year:
Drama and Theatre Studies gives students an in-depth understanding of Drama in both practical and theoretical contexts. Students learn performance and directing skills will also study important classic and contemporary plays, which will develop their analytical and evaluative skills. Student will attend a variety of live performances across London enabling them to evaluate live theatre.
Becoming an expert in Drama involves the students developing and learning a wide variety of skills including:
Appreciation and study of Drama as a fine art
Performance and presentation to an audience
Communication skills – team work and leaderships skills through taking on the role of a director
Organisation and problem solving skills - production work involves complicated management of people, technical aspects and businesses. In addition, students will also acquire time management and planning skills, and the ability to work under pressure
Problem solving, reasoning and enquiry skills
Creative writing, literacy, writing, analysis and research
Historical and cultural understanding – a wide knowledge of drama and theatre of many different cultures and periods
Dealing with current social themes and political issues
Technical skills of the industry – video/DVD editing, lighting, sound and design.
A recent report found that studying drama improves students’ creativity and risk taking, skills that are highly valuable in later life. Drama will provide students with useful life and employment skills as there is a heavy emphasis on teamwork, planning projects, thorough research and imaginative presentation. Performance is about communication; our society is one where communication is now extremely important. The Cultural Learning Alliance (2017) also found that Creative Arts subject found that Cultural learning has a significant part to play in addressing social inequality and showed a marked increase in students cognitive abilities across all subjects.
Students study the Pearson Edexcel A level Drama and Theatre Specification

3. Curriculum Overview Key Stage: KS5 Subject: Drama
Academic Year
Year
Unit content
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2 12
Component 1: Devising
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice Section A Live theatre visit
Mock devising of original performance from stimulus using Frantic Assembly as practitioner
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice Section B - That Face text study
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice
Section B - That Face text study for performance
Component 2: Text in Performance Developing vocal and physical skills, interpretation and realisation of artistic intentions for performance
Practitioner study of Artaud and begin devising and portfolio
Complete devising performance and portfolio
Assessment
Component 1:
Devising process -research and exploration
Component 3:
500 words live theatre evaluation notes
Component 1: Mock - Devised exam and Portfolio questions 5 & 6
Component 3: Detailed study of the play text and realising the text in performance as a performer and designer
Component 2:
Mock group performance of one key extract of That Face as a performance text
Preview performance and portfolio work
40% Assessment
1) Portfolio 3000 words
2) Devised performance
Mock – Section A: Live Theatre Evaluation
Section B: From Page to Stage – That Face

4. Curriculum Overview Key Stage: KS5 Subject: Drama
Academic Year
Year
Unit content
Autumn 1
Autumn 2 & Spring 1
Spring 2 & Summer 13
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice Section C Interpreting a Performance Text -Woyzeck
Component 2: Text in Performance Developing vocal and physical skills, interpretation and realisation of artistic intentions for performance
Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice
Section A Live theatre visit – 20 marks
Section B Page to Stage: Realising a Performance Text – That Face – 36 marks
Section C Interpreting a Performance Text – Woyzeck marks
Assessment
Component 3:
Text study of Woyzeck
Component 2: 20% Text in Performance
Group performance of one key extract from a performance text
Monologue/duologue from one key extract of different performance text
Externally assessed by visiting examiner
Component 3 40% Theatre Makers in Practice
Section B Page to Stage: Realising a Performance Text – That Face
Section C Interpreting a Performance Text – Woyzeck
Externally assessed written exam