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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SubscribeIntroducing live theatre production analysis to Year 9 students
KS 3 KS 4
The aim of this scheme is to enable Year 9 students successfully to develop the necessary analysis and evaluation skills to tackle live productions effectively.
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.
Girls Like That by Evan Placey
KS 5
This scheme of work is designed as a series of workshops to introduce both a practical exploration of Girls Like That by Evan Placey for a scripted performance and to prepare students to write on this...
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...
Game Theory in devising
KS 5
While there are many changing/evolving definitions of Game Theory, it is essentially a complicated mathematical idea which explains how a strategic game is played. It studies how people’s choices...
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...
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...
Jerzy Grotowski and ‘Poor Theatre’ – an introduction to theory and practice
KS 5
Jerzy Grotowski is one of the most influential and important theatre practitioners. His groundbreaking work and approach to actor training is central to the development of a huge range of acting...