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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SubscribeFathers, 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...
Introduction to Physical Theatre
KS 4
The subject of physical theatre is huge and encompasses numerous dramatic strategies and skills. This scheme of work acts as an introduction to some of the techniques traditionally used as strategies...
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...
It’s not just about posters: An introduction to marketing and arts admin
KS 3
The following scheme is aimed at introducing marketing, ticket sales, programming and recruitment pay to students in KS3. It can be run as a whole unit but just as easily dropped in as individual...
Big Dreams, Little Realities
KS 3 KS 4
This scheme of six two-hour sessions suggests a continuous story to develop characters and explore how realities can impact and shape people. There are alternative suggestions of different scenarios...
The Madness of Crowds
KS 4
This scheme of six two-hour sessions creates a story from a piece of crowd behaviour with several characters sporting credible backstories explaining why they are there and with a focus on some drama...
The Ash Girl by Timberlake Wertenbaker, for AQA Drama and Theatre, Component 3
KS 5
This scheme of work is designed as a series of workshops. It introduces a practical exploration of The Ash Girl by Timberlake Wertenbaker for a scripted performance and prepares students to write on...
Blood Brothers by Willy Russell for AQA GCSE
KS 4
This scheme of work provides a series of introductory exercises on Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers. While it is designed for the AQA specification, it could easily be adapted to suit OCR. The AQA exam...
Promoting equality and tackling discrimination through Drama and History: building an inclusive curriculum that celebrates diversity
KS 3
A key objective of this scheme is to create authentic learning experiences through cross-curricular work. In the community where we teach, many students will hear the misconception that Britain was...