Drama

As a department we are committed to ensuring that students consistently take pride in their learning. We encourage students to see challenge as a positive thing. We push students to progress and see value in making progress. Expectations in the quality of work produced from lesson to lesson are high allowing students to gain the pride that working hard at something achieved.
We are consistent in our approach to respecting others’ opinions and work in performance. We teach the students the language of evaluation to enable constructive peer feedback which allows students to allow each other to progress. Discussion is often at the heart of lessons and this is done in a structured way allowing opinions to be voiced but also challenged in a way that enhances healthy debate. Drama is about helping students find themselves and the world around them. We use the Learning attitudes and character traits to reward student and frame the expectations in lessons.

Our curriculum is created to ensure that students are challenged throughout all key stages. There is a clear sense of progression built into schemes. All of the schemes are based on the skills students need to know to access the industry and included schemes exploring the wider technical aspects of theatre giving the students an insight into the wider jobs in the theatre.
All learning aims to allow the students to be introduced to different aspects of the theatre. This builds from year 7 through to year 13.
Throughout KS3 students are introduced to the Dramatic techniques used in the theatre. This increases in challenge as the years progress. In addition to the teaching of dramatic techniques we are also developing the student’s creative capacity, teaching them to be Collaborative, inquisitive, persistent, imaginative and disciplined. All  fundamental to the workplace. The Mastery of the subject is important as the ultimate goal is to ensure students have the skills to be successful drama practitioners.
Wider skills are also focused on in terms of the students being able to show resilience/group work/ leadership.

The Drama department are committed to allowing students to see that they are capable of the highest standards. Lessons are planned to involve and challenge all students. All lessons are planned to allow students to achieve the highest level possible for that student. We want students to see how drama can impact them beyond the curriculum and see how it can impact them across the whole school.
We want students to be pushed and challenged to succeed not just in drama but beyond. We want students to recognize the importance of self-worth and hard work.
Resilience is key to this and allowing students to see the value in hard work and commitment. Our extra-curricular work is fundamental to this providing student with authentic experiences, working at an industry standard pushing them to the highest level. The aim is to allow students to see that they can push beyond what they think they are capable of