Schemes of work

Schemes of work

A Hundred Words for Snow by Tatty Hennessy

This scheme of work is intended to be used to either explore the text for use with a GCSE class for performance or to use the themes and events within the text for devising.
The scheme uses on- and...

KS 4
Schemes of work

Adventures at the edge of the desk: Exploring The Little Red Pen through Drama

Based on the classic fable The Little Red Hen, The Little Red Pen updates the story with a classroom twist, and with a host of fun characters that lend themselves beautifully to younger KS2...

KS 2
Schemes of work

Exploring World Theatre

This scheme of work introduces students to a diverse range of theatre traditions from around the world. Through practical exploration and performance, students will discover how different cultures use...

KS 3
Schemes of work

Student guide for achieving the best marks in Live Theatre Response questions for the AQA written exam

This scheme of work is designed to create detailed notes on a live production seen for Section C of the Component 1 of the AQA Drama and Theatre specification. This scheme of work is aimed at acting...

KS 5
Schemes of work

A Foreigner in the Land

This scheme encourages students to make drama about a group of ‘foreigners’ arriving in a new land, sometimes met with hostility, sometimes by acceptance and kindness.
Each session takes a different...

KS 3
Schemes of work

The Adventures of a Pea-brained Fellow: Exploring Philip Pullman’s The Scarecrow and his Servant through Drama

The Scarecrow and his Servant feels akin to a classic fairytale. Philip Pullman uses wit and humour to tell his exciting and adventurous story, filling it with memorable and beautifully realised...

KS 2
Schemes of work

Characterisation

Characters and characterisation sit at the very heart of drama. Theatre and stories wouldn’t exist without them, nor indeed principal actors who would take on those roles. However, that is exactly how...

KS 3
Schemes of work

A Monster Calls by Sally Cookson, Adam Peck and the company

This scheme of work is based on A Monster Calls: The Play by Sally Cookson. The scheme uses on- and off-text work to explore elements of the play and its characters. It uses devising to create solo,...

KS 3
Schemes of work

Mogadishu by Vivienne Franzmann

This scheme of work is intended to be used to either explore the text for use with a GCSE class for performance or to use the themes and events within the text for devising. The scheme uses on- and...

KS 4