Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons has been capturing young imaginations since the 1930s. It takes us into a world of sea-faring adventure, in which adults are pirates and messengers and in which...
KS 2
This scheme of work is based on the hugely successful play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne with J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany. This scheme uses devising and improvisation to explore...
KS 3
In May 2025, it will be 80 years since the liberation of ‘our dear Channel Islands’. This scheme of work provides a particularly interesting and pertinent historical topic to cover and a new angle on...
KS 3
Many students of drama – even at KS4 – shy away from monologues as much as possible.
Solos are so much more daunting than a duologue or group piece, of course. But if the character is rounded and...
Examiners in A level written papers in Drama and Theatre expect candidates to reference, draw ideas and inspiration from, and take account of the work of practitioners.
Students study a variety of...
These lessons are based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s lyrical ballad, The Lady of Shalott. It has four parts, each of which ends with a climax. Tennyson uses strong visual imagery in his poem, and...
KS 2
Focusing on Kneehigh’s reworking of the classic Hansel and Gretel, written by Carl Grose, this scheme of work will enable students to discover the magic that still exists within one particular tale.
KS 3
This scheme of work, consisting of six 120-minute sessions, suggests ways to handle emotion most effectively through a range of drama techniques.
KS 3
During this scheme of work, students will be given the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the play, An Inspector Calls, by J. B. Priestley. An emphasis is placed here, on the themes of social...
KS 4
This scheme of work explores Duncan Macmillan’s People, Places & Things using key extracts as the basis for both on and off text work, devising, improvisation and practitioner exploration with a view...
KS 5
This scheme of work broadly covers all aspects of the KS2 National Curriculum drama objectives, with links to the writing, speaking, listening and group discussion and interaction objectives within...
KS 2
This skills-based scheme of work is designed to encourage students to lose their inhibitions, embrace over-exaggeration and understand the structure of comic sketches. It will prove to be a firm...
KS 3
This devising scheme comprises six 2-hour sessions exploring a range of characters under a wide variety of pressures.
KS 3
In this scheme of work, I have included tried and tested activities found to be both popular and inspiring with the KS4 age group, as well as covering some of the dramatic techniques and written...
KS 4
This is a guide to teaching the written coursework for AQA A level Drama Component 2. This component is worth 30 per cent of the A level, with the Working Notebook being worth 40 of the 60 marks, so...
KS 5