This lesson is designed to introduce KS3 students to the key drama term; 'SEMIOTICS'. Using practical tasks, a class worksheet and homework, students will begin to appreciate how designers can use signs to create meaning.

This resource includes five one hour sessions as an introduction to Commedia for KS3, aimed at weaker Year 8 sets. Each lesson has a detailed powerpoint to guide non-specialists through the lesson with a visual resource.

This hour-two hour workshop introduces students to the idea of using Juxtaposition through Cross-Cutting, for use in their GCSE Devising work. Comes with Powerpoint, resource and detailed lesson plan. Written to form part of introductory lessons for GCSE or IGCSE Drama in Year 9/10.

This hour-two hour workshop introduces students to various types of Narration, for use in their GCSE Devising work. Comes with Powerpoint, resource and detailed lesson plan. Written to form part of introductory lessons for GCSE or IGCSE Drama in Year 9/10.

This revision guide will help your students to structure responses for the new 2016 Eduqas A Level Component 3 Paper. This guide focuses on 30 mark rehearsal technique questions, using exemplars from 'Love and Information' by Caryl Churchill and 'Machinal' by Sophie Treadwell, two of the set texts for the specification. As a word document, the exemplars could be amended to suit other texts if desired. The guide also contains a list of over forty rehearsal techniques, linked to question type, with aims for each.

This hour-long workshop introduces students to multi-role, for use in their GCSE Devising work. Comes with Powerpoint, resource and detailed lesson plan. Written to form part of introductory lessons for GCSE or IGCSE Drama in Year 9/10.

This short devising project could be used over two or three lessons to start off/spark ideas for a devised piece on Pride. Using the idea of soldiers in Afghanistan, it uses several devising structures to encourage mature and thoughtful work on a serious topic. Accompanying Powerpoint and all resources included.

This is a 14 lesson resource for teaching basic drama skills - Ideal for Year 6/7 or as an introduction to Drama - focusing on Myths, Legends and Fables. Freeze-frames, basic physical theatre, multi-role, initial script-work and characterisation are all covered within the scheme and there is a homework set for all lessons to extend the work. All lessons have a detailed powerpoint, differentiated resources with AGT stretch and challenge. Lesson handouts and homework sheets are also provided.

A six hour SOW on the them of Domestic Violence, great as a start off for devising for GCSE Drama - encourages student to use non-linear/non-naturalistic conventions to explore a gritty and mature theme using a range of stimuli. Originally written for the old Edexcel Unit 1, but now used with Year 10 to spark ideas for the Devising unit.

This one-off two hour workshop was written for Adults for an 'introduction to drama' session. You will need a good knowledge of Stanislavski's System to deliver this workshop.

This one-off workshop-style lesson is based on 'The Lesson' by Roger McGough. Aimed at Year 7/8, you will need a reasonably sensible class for this lesson!

This one-off, one-hour workshop on the use of Dramatic Pause in drama is well-suited to KS3 students.

This simple structure guide offers students a way to successfully evaluate a key moment of impact in self-created drama work, linking it to a practitioner. Goes well with my KS4 Introduction to the Practitioners SOW.

A handout to give to parents/students at Options Evening!

This free resource is aimed at students in younger years who are scared to perform in front of their peers in practical lessons/assessments. It is packed with useful techniques.