Drama

The Clarendon College Performing Arts Faculty offer courses at all ages in a students life. Below you will find the course overview for Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four, by clicking on one of the links at the bottom of the page the Key Stage Five course can be viewed and a section on 'How Parents Can Help' is also available.

Key Stage Three

Students being involved in developing their social skills, team work and co-operation skills. Work on projects including The Tribe and work on Shakespeare's The Tempest and Macbeth. Students will develop Drama skills such as presentation to an audience, mime skills and using basic text skills. There will also be opportunities for students to take part in theatre visits and we hope to run a Drama Club.  As time goes on students will be encouraged to take part in whole college productions.

Key Stage Four

Drama offers you a varied and stimulating course of study.  It is of interest and use to both those students who wish to increase their knowledge of the Theatre, the Media and Drama in general and to those who wish to study the subject to exercise their self confidence, oral skills and self discipline. 

The course involves practical drama sessions which include improvised work, scripted work and video work; also technical sessions studying lighting, staging, costume and make-up.

Students are expected to keep a diary of the work they do as a course requirement.

The course also involves a lively series of visits to local theatres and workshops with local companies.  One such visit forms the basis of coursework.

The course is assessed through practical assessment leading to a formal practical examination and through the production of coursework.  Students will be expected to perform to audiences outside the classroom throughout the course.

Sixth Form (Key Stage 5 aCourse)
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