Drama in Year 7 provides a focus on creating, performing and evaluating performance. Lessons will provide an introduction to key dramatic techniques as many students are unfamiliar with this practical subject, they will learn about the rules and expectations to ensure a safe and focused performance space. Our curriculum is crafted to inspire and engage students as well as building confidence and creativity and promoting a lifelong appreciation of the arts. Alongside this, our curriculum is designed to foster collaboration, communication and critical thinking. Through a diverse range of topics students will develop and understand a range of performance skills and dramatic techniques and an appreciation of various styles of theatre. Students will be expected to work independently and to lead their own learning, creating performances which are of a high standard using their imagination to both perform and direct in group work, developing key skills for performance subjects and the wider curriculum.

In Year 7, students study 5 key topics in depth. These include:
1. Introduction to drama
2. Darkwood manor
3. Greek Theatre
4. The Tempest
5. Protest Theatre
6. Bugsy Malone