Drama - KS4

Students at SJB study Drama to provide them with the opportunity to be creative. Through collaborative group work, students are encouraged out of their comfort zone and through creating and performing they are empowered to assert themselves, empathise, build confidence and gain life-long social skills. ​

Below you can find the key documents that we share with students. These provide an overview of what we study, when in the key stage and how we assess students.

Drama Curriculum Map

GCSE Drama AQA Specification.

Our GCSE Drama offers students the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention. Students will create, perform and respond to drama informed by their theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre.  

For the practical units students choose to work as performers or designers (design students may choose lighting, sound, set, costume or puppets). Students will be given numerous opportunities to go on theatre trips and work with actors and theatre professionals in school.   

We explore Drama through practical work as well as written, with lots of opportunities for acting and performing! Students choose Drama because they love the subject.  

Drama helps you develop skills that will help you in any future career path. As well as developing their performing and production experience, our Drama students develop empathy, self-confidence, collaboration and evaluation skills, as well as cultivating a valuable appreciation for the Arts.  

Most importantly, it’s fun! 

• Exam Board: AQA 

• Qualification: GCSE Drama (8261)