Drama

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Purpose of Study

Drama plays a vital role in the curriculum at The Wisbech Academy, offering an engaging and dynamic experience for students. Our comprehensive dramatic education fosters a deep appreciation for all facets of the theatre industry. Through our curriculum, students delve into a variety of historical, dramatic, and cultural themes, enhancing their academic knowledge and supporting their socio-emotional growth. This holistic approach equips students with essential transferable skills that will benefit them in their future endeavours.

What makes Music at TWA Special?

Our Drama department curriculum focuses on communication, expression, and exploration of identity. We offer an inclusive and challenging curriculum that nurtures self-confidence and independence. Our focus on collaborative learning, performance, and constructive feedback helps students thrive. By exploring diverse topics and characters from various cultures, religions, and lifestyles, we cultivate empathy and emotional awareness in our students. We inspire an appreciation for theatre through active participation in performances, critical analysis, and evaluation of a wide range of texts, broadening students’ cultural horizons. Our classroom environment is designed to ignite curiosity and foster creative thinking.

Additionally, we provide numerous opportunities beyond the classroom, including drama clubs, productions, workshops, and theatre trips. For instance, our Year 7 students have the exciting opportunity to attend a pantomime, which not only enhances their understanding of live theatre but also adds a fun and memorable experience to their learning journey. Later this year, we will be launching our school productions, offering students the chance to participate in and contribute to large-scale performances, further developing their skills and passion for drama.

Aims of the curriculum

• Empower Confidence and Autonomy: We offer an inclusive and challenging curriculum that nurtures self-confidence and independence. Our focus on collaborative learning, performance, and constructive feedback helps students thrive.
• Foster Compassion and Emotional Intelligence: By exploring diverse topics and characters from various cultures, religions, and lifestyles, we cultivate empathy and emotional awareness in our students.
• Enrich Cultural Capital: We inspire an appreciation for theatre through active participation in performances, critical analysis, and evaluation of a wide range of texts, broadening students’ cultural horizons.
• Stimulate Curiosity and Creativity: Our classroom environment is designed to ignite curiosity and foster creative thinking.
• Provide Broad Extracurricular Opportunities: We offer numerous opportunities beyond the classroom, including drama clubs, productions, workshops, and theatre trips, ensuring students can explore and develop their interests fully.

Year 7 Drama Curriculum:

Students will experience a comprehensive, spiral curriculum centred around three core strands of the Drama GCSE: text in practice, devising, and live theatre review. Lessons predominantly focus on practical and collaborative exploration of topics. However, each year, dedicated time is set aside to enhance students’ ability to write detailed and eloquent reflections on their drama experiences.

The KS3 Drama curriculum equips students with a diverse range of performance skills and transferable life skills. Our aim is to build students’ confidence and resilience, using performance opportunities to develop their public speaking and oracy skills. By portraying a variety of characters, students will enhance their emotional intelligence and refine their abilities as performers and designers, engaging with a wide array of thought-provoking stimuli.