Theale Green Community School, Reading, Berkshire

Theale Green Community School - a performing arts college. Church Street, Theale, Reading. RG7 5DA

Key Stage 3

Drama is taught throughout the year, for one hour each week, to every student from Years 7 - 9. The students are taught a broad curriculum designed to give them a practical understanding of theatre, develop their presentation, communication and critical skills as well as acting as a bridge to the GCSE course should they choose to take it.

The Key Stage Three Curriculum

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Term 1	Introduction to Drama	Voice	Commedia Dell Arte
Term 2	Pantomime	Melodrama	Murder Mystery
Term 3	Aboriginal Storytelling	Physical Theatre	Theatre Spaces
Term 4	Ritual and Ceremony	Science Mystery Plays	Forum theatre
Term 5	The Swing Riots	Science Mystery Plays (Public Performance)	Movie Making
Term 6	Improvisation	Improvisation	Movie Making

The students are assessed in the following four areas each term:

Creating

Performing

Written Response

Spoken Response

The students use the marks given (each is marked out of 8) to set their own targets. Cards explaining how they achieved their grade and what they can do to move up to the next level are supplied to the students.