Curriculum
Drama

Mrs Heather-Snaith
Subject Lead – Drama
Subject Staff
Mr Nota
Miss Cobb
Exam Board
RSL
Our Curriculum
In Year 9 students will start to study the OCR Cambridge Nationals Enterprise and Marketing course. They will start to cover the R064 theory needed for the written exam. Students will have the opportunity to implement the theory content into small projects, allowing students to have a better grasp of the theory content
The students will learn the following skills/knowledge over the course of year 9 curriculum:
Students will develop skills needed to calculate and analysis business finances such as profit/loss, sales revenue, costs and breakeven. |
Understand the importance of Market Research and explain several different research techniques that can be carried out by a business. |
Understand the Product Growth model and be able to offer suggestions on how a business can make a product successful |
Understand the legal issues involved in running a business and how legislation can protect employees in industry. |
In Year 10 students will continue to cover the Theory Aspects of the course. Students will also start the first unit of Controlled assessment. The R065 Unit – Design a Business Proposal. In this unit of work students will need to design a product based on market research they have gathered from their potential customers. Students will also need to look at the financial implications of making their product and outline the potential risks of marketing the product they have designed.
The students will learn the following skills/knowledge over the course of year 10 curriculum:
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate different Market Research methods and carry some of these methods out as part of the controlled assessment |
Using the Market Research identify a “Gap in the Market” and design your own product that could be successful when marketed. |
Understand the Product Development and Growth model and provide suggestions on how to make your product successful. |
Understand the risks and financial issues that could be caused from developing your product. |
In Year 11 students will complete the final unit of the Enterprise and Marketing course. Students will also use this year to resit the exam component or improve and resubmit the previous controlled assessment units.
R066 – Market or Pitch a Business Proposal – Students will learn how to successfully market their product/business they developed in the R065 Unit. Students will have the opportunity to present their business proposal in an assessed business pitch.
The students will learn the following skills/knowledge over the course of year 11 curriculum:
Students will develop presentation and communication skills being able to perform a sales pitch of their business to their peers and staff. |
Students will learn how to create a brand and demonstrate a knowledge of Marketing techniques that can be used by businesses |
The Subject Way
Firstly, to teach students the vital skills they need to achieve their full potential and gain the very best grades they can. Secondly, to teach students how each subject relates to the wider world, incorporating the life skills they will learn.
It is our belief that knowing how what you learn links to the wider world brings a subject to life and therefore improves overall understanding and engagement.
Our Intent
In Performing Arts, we aim to provide an exciting, relevant and inclusive curriculum where students can learn to be creative, confident and skillful performers. Through the delivery of a variety of topics, our students become experienced and passionate practitioners who have a clear love for performing arts. We would like our students to gain a wider knowledge and understanding of music and drama both practically and theoretically and to develop a wide range of skills that are used across the industry.
In Drama, the goal is to inspire and engage students to develop a love of drama and increase their confidence through practical skills when examining practitioners, whilst developing the elements of characterisation focusing on vocal and physical techniques.
How we intend to remove barriers
In Drama, we help remove barriers to literacy by developing essay writing skills and increase students’ understanding of how to research effectively. Students have the opportunity to read aloud (including focusing on emphasis, tone and confidence) and analyse scripts of varying demand, helping to widen their vocabulary. We broaden their knowledge of the discipline through subject specific terminology and make sure it is used consistently when giving answers and feedback.
We allow ample opportunities for group discussions in lessons around specific topics and promote creative collaboration where possible when producing a piece of work. We also use a variety of poetry techniques when writing lyrics/sonnets/monologues.
How we develop skills for learning
We develop skills for learning by recapping and learning different scripts, consistent use of subject specific keywords and development of correct and relevant terminology. Our curriculum is designed to allow students to advance in topic based skills throughout each year of study and revisit important terminology through constant recall. Opportunities to improve memory through learning scripts off by heart in order to move their focus away from holding scripts and focus more towards specific performance skills.
We offer discussions around differences in opinion and respect others views and subjective tastes when looking at different cultured pieces of text. We help students get a better understanding of storylines within scripts. Being creative is a key component of our subjects and we encourage this through creating different pieces or performances. We have multiple opportunities to review and reflect on performances and student work allowing for constructive feedback of themselves and their peers.
How we foster personal attributes
In Performing Arts, we foster personal attributes by promoting independence through solo rehearsal and encouraging self-motivation to progress. We enable students to overcome difficulties in musical technique and deal with performance anxiety when performing in front of an audience. We help promote a growth mindset and show how mistakes are an important part of learning. From this, we demonstrate how to bounce back from a disappointing performance.
We encourage all forms of communication and understanding of emotions and expression especially with peers, themselves and their audience. Collaboration with peers and in groups allows for opportunities to work with students outside their usual friendship groups and other year groups. This includes working on the many extra-curricular school productions delivered. All participants are ambassadors for the school and take huge pride in being part of the school community. We have high expectations in lessons that are followed to help students grow in terms of performance and self progression. From this, there is mutual respect for both peers and staff.
How we intend to enrich student experiences and broaden the horizons of students
Our curriculum offers a variety of different trips to local colleges, theatres and music venues. |
Visits from industry professionals that lead on subject-specific workshops. |
The use of regular performance in lessons to increase confidence and decrease performance anxiety. |
Opportunities to be a part of the school led full-scale musical productions that combine all 3 disciplines of the performing arts. |
Extracurricular enrichment through school shows/concerts, choir, music technology and instrumental development. |
SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural)
Students develop self-confidence through expression and empathy with others. Students are encouraged to consider the wider context of the characters they play; the experiences which have formed their moral and social attitudes.
In addition to developing student’s acting abilities and techniques, students also learn about the cultural influence and importance of British theatre, including plays by John Godber. Students also have the opportunity to develop their social skills by participating in whole school productions, and attending a variety of theatre trips.
Find out more
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Our Subjects at KS4
CORE SUBJECTS
EBACC SUBJECTS
OPTION SUBJECTS
INTERVENTIONS