The Team and Facilities:

The drama team consists of two drama teachers.  The drama studio is part of the Creative Arts block and is a purpose-built studio with flexible staging, theatre lighting and sound facilities.  Our main school hall has professional stage lighting and is also used as a teaching space to give students the opportunity to perform on a stage. Our hall is also used for Creative Arts events such as Wexham’s Got Talent, school productions and GCSE Drama performances.

Key Stage 3:

At KS3 students have a single lesson Students are initially introduced to the basic skills required in drama moving on to exploring theatre styles and techniques that are needed to follow the subject at GCSE. These styles include ancient Greek theatre and melodrama as well as Shakespeare, script writing and physical theatre.

There is also a drama club open to all students once a week and opportunities to take part in the school production which takes place every year.

Key Stage 4:

At KS4, Drama is an option subject which runs over 2 years.  We follow the EDUQAS Drama GCSE specification. 

Each week students will have a double practical lesson and a single theory lesson.  Lessons consist of students recognising different practitioners and their contributions to theatre, practically exploring the set text from both an actor's and director's point of view.  They will also identify the different roles in theatre and apply this knowledge to their exam.  Students are also required to devise their own piece of work and perform this for component 1.

Please see links below for the Drama Curriculum Intent and easy read curriculum map, which explains what your child is learning and when throughout the year.