Schemes of Work
Twice each term, Drama & Theatre publishes five online schemes of work written by experienced teachers and examiners, which are available exclusively to our Full Membership, Digital Membership and Schemes of Work subscribers. They cover Key Stages 2-5 across a variety of exam boards and specifications, providing indispensable content for your classroom teaching.
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SubscribeImmersive Theatre Needs a Lifejacket
KS 3 KS 4
Immersive theatre is all the rage nowadays. Exam students present their versions of set texts as ‘immersive’. Younger students are encouraged to draw the audience in, involving them more.
In a word: Skin
KS 2
This is one of an occasional series of schemes designed to show how a single word and words/phrases/ideas linked to it can inspire a whole package of devising drama lessons.
Medea
KS 5
This scheme of work is based on Euripides’ Medea and focuses on ways to use this text at A Level. The scheme offers ideas for on and off text work looking at Medea, Jason and the Messenger and using...
Bram Stoker’s Dracula, adapted for the stage by Liz Lochhead
KS 4
Liz Lochhead’s adaptation of Dracula has recently appeared as the pre-release material for IGCSE Drama in summer exams 2023. It makes some changes from Stoker’s original novel in that Mina and Lucy...
Theatre Through the Ages
KS 3
This scheme of work is designed to explore a range of different theatre styles through the ages. It includes lessons on Greek Theatre, Morality plays, Commedia dell’arte, Naturalism and Theatre in...
Jersey Myths and Legends
KS 2
Jersey Myths and Legends is a fantastic stimulus for KS2 Drama. This scheme of work is based on a range of myths from a collection compiled by author Erren Michaels. The text is readily available in...
A Guided Tour of the Asylum
KS 3 KS 4
Theatre has always been the cradle of experiment, innovation and adaptation. This scheme is a way in to several kinds of student drama experiments, with alternatives for those who are not yet ready to...
Devising in the style of Frantic Assembly
KS 5
This scheme of work is designed to lead A level AQA Drama and Theatre students through Component 2, Creating Original Theatre and the process of devising in the style of Frantic Assembly.
The Beauty Manifesto by Nell Leyshon: Reading and exploring a set text with Year 9
KS 3
We introduced The Beauty Manifesto as our Year 9 scripted text last year because of the play’s timely focus on the pressure that society places on young people to conform to certain ideals of...
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
KS 4
Written in 1953, The Crucible is a dramatisation of the real events that took place during the Salem Witch Trials in the 1600s. The play tells the story of a small Puritan community fuelled by fear...