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Drama is designed to be an inclusive and creative course, aimed at increasing the cultural capital available to our students. The curriculum allows students to use their own imagination and creativity to create drama performances. An AGS drama student will develop their confidence in using their vocal and physical skills to communicate meaning of a story or character. Creating performance will develop transferable skills including teamwork, collaboration and evaluation skills, and their confidence is increased through live performance. Students will explore a wide variety of play scripts, styles and practitioners over the duration of KS3 Curriculum.

KS3 Drama

At KS3 students will explore a wide variety of play scripts, styles and practitioners. They will build their vocal, physical and design skills.

Year 7

  • Devising – “Somewhere New”
  • Pantomime
  • The Witches
  • Masked theatre
  • Horrible Histories

Year 8

  • Murder Mystery
  • The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty
  • Slapstick

Year 9

  • “Let Him Have It” – the case of Derek Bentley
  • Soap Opera
  • Noughts and Crosses
  • Practitioners – Blood Brothers
  • End of KS3 Performance Project

KS4 Drama

Exam board:  AQA

Qualification:  GCSE Drama

The Drama specification followed at AGS is the AQA Drama GCSE 8062 (a link can be found below).

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/drama/gcse/drama-8261/specification

The course is examined through 3 separate components:

  • Component 1:  Understanding Drama – Written Exam Focuses on a set text (Blood Brothers), understand the roles within theatre and analysing and evaluating Live Theatre productions (40%)
  • Component 2: Devising Drama- Internally examined performance with written coursework. Practical performance or design option – 10% marked on your acting or design skills in a final performance. Portfolio – 30% Written 2500 words (or audio response) on three set sections. These refer to the devising process.
  • Component 3: Externally examined practical performance. Extract 1 = 10% one performance or design from a chosen play. Extract 2 = 10% one performance or design from the same play.