All students will be encouraged to be highly creative and imaginative, nurturing a passion for drama. They will work with their peers, building their communication and cooperation skills, through highly interactive, practical and engaging lessons. Through learning drama students will develop their presentation skills ready for the wider world. 

In studying drama pupils will have the opportunity to develop key skills in speaking, listening, reading, writing and presenting.  

 • To develop communication, creativity and collaborative skills, through pair, small group and whole class exercises and activities.   

• To challenge pupils perceptions about themselves and the world around them.  

• To develop tolerance and empathy through exploring a variety of contemporary social issues.  

• To learn key drama styles, mediums, elements and strategies.   

• To be able to effectively describe, analyse and evaluate script and live production. 

To offer GCSE Drama as options to KS4 students

• To contribute to the curricula of other faculties and subjects (particularly the speaking and listening targets of the English National Curriculum)
• To contribute to the general life of the school
• To use Drama as a learning medium for understanding of self, other people and society and to encourage respect and diversity of culture and belief
• To stimulate and nourish aesthetic appreciation of Drama as an art-form
• To encourage language development, powers of spoken and written evaluation and imaginative response to a variety of stimuli
• To develop expressive movement, confidence in the use of drama conventions, powers of investigation and research and confidence in communication