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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SubscribeScripted work: The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, adapted for stage by Mike Kenny
KS 3
This scheme of work uses the script of The Railway Children that was performed at Waterloo Station, and has been created to build on the script-based skills learnt either earlier in KS2 or in the...
The Tempest
KS 4
This scheme of work uses Shakespeare’s The Tempest as a springboard for KS4 devising work. It focuses on different areas of the text examining the characters and themes and suggesting ways in which...
Developing character: Backstories and subplots
KS 3 KS 4
You may take the Stanislavski view that actors should live in the world of their characters to present realism on stage. Or the Brechtian approach that an actor demonstrates a character without...
Immersive 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.
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...
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...