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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SubscribePractical Puppetry
KS 4
When we think of puppets we may immediately think of Punch and Judy or a classic puppet theatre, however, the tradition of puppetry and puppet theatre is an art form that dates back to ancient Greece....
Ways of seeing
KS 3 KS 4
When we look at people or places, when we learn/hear/assume/witness things, we form judgements, we make decisions. Whether we are quick or slow to react, the ways a character sees things and is seen...
Behind the headlines
KS 2
Although physical newspapers - and their headlines - are less omnipresent these days, they still play a part in spreading news.
The DNA Test: Building your own soap opera
KS 3 KS 4
The DNA test has brought blessings and heartache to millions. Long lost families have been reunited, relatives discovered. There is a growing interest in family history – where do I come from? Who am...
Of Mice and Men: A springboard for study of the classic novella
KS 3 KS 4
This scheme of work combines Drama and English to provide students with an understanding of the context, plot, and characters of the novel, as well as equipping them to make theatre based on the text,...
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
KS 2
This Drama unit is based on a narrative poem, The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. It is often read in upper primary classes and is also appropriate for KS3 students.
Mime as if you mean it
KS 2
Miming is a skill that will stand them in good stead up the tiers of education to A level and beyond.
The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol
KS 4
This scheme offers a range of teaching ideas exploring the characters within the script and using on and off text activities, monologues, duologues, group and ensemble work that will give students a...
Looking at childhood
KS 3 KS 4
The theme of childhood has always proved a popular one with students. They enjoy remembering when they were younger and recreating some of their memories of these times in performance. Students also...
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
KS 4
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht is one of five set text choices for assessment up to and including 2023. This means that the current Year 11 will be the last cohort to sit a ‘Chalk...