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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SubscribeOh what unfortunate events!: Exploring Lemony Snicket’s The Bad Beginning through Drama
KS 2
This scheme of work has been written to accompany a classroom reading of this first book in the Unfortunate Events series, and aims to deepen students’ understanding of the book as well as enlivening...
The Heist
KS 3 KS 4
The Heist is a scheme of work specifically aimed at Year 8, but is adaptable for Year 9 and the early stages on GCSE Drama in order to help students develop devised work.
Revenge: A dish best served cold
KS 3 KS 4
This scheme of six 90-minute sessions suggests ideas for story and the people to tell them without resorting to stereotypes. It proposes a range of drama skills that can be taught/employed and works...
Creating the envelope: Theatre design elements in the classroom
KS 3
Theatre design is a tricky art form. It has a very short life, at best for the length of the run. But mostly it only gets attention until the actors come to do their work; if it doesn’t fade into the...
Building fantasy worlds
KS 2
Building fantasy worlds lends itself to drama lessons on many levels - building imagination, giving life to inanimate objects, creating exaggerated characters with bizarre personalities, etc. As well...
Greek Myths
KS 3
This scheme of work is based on three of the more well-known Greek myths: Pandora’s Box; Perseus and Medusa; Jason and the Golden Fleece This scheme is most suitable for Year 7 and Year 8, although...
Fathers, pheasants, and not-so-fast cars: All the drama of Danny, the Champion of the World!
KS 2
This scheme of work uses a range of games, improvisation and devising exercises, character explorations and discussions to explore some of the key moments and themes in Danny, the Champion of the...
NT’s Peter Pan: Creating a theatre review and practical exploration
KS 3
This scheme of work was created during lockdown when all our lessons had to be online and distance learning was taking place. It was adapted as practical lessons were added in as we were allowed to...
The Perfect Crime
KS 3 KS 4
It has been argued that with greater understanding of DNA and other technological advances in the coming years, it will become almost impossible to get away with certain crimes. What a wonderful...
Adventuring into Narnia: A look at The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe through drama
KS 2
This scheme of work loosely explores the whole book of Narnia, focussing on some of the key characters and moments. It offers students a greater understanding of the story while challenging and...