Full scheme of work including powerpoints, resources and printable stimuli. This scheme includes 6 lessons (with an optional 7th lesson if you have a long term) to fit a half-term or whole term (if your students have drama once a fortnight). I teach this in the summer half term of year 8, but this scheme could be used for other KS3 years too. The lessons cover the following performance and rehearsal devices: Choral speaking Repetition Hot seating Split staging Still images Thought tracking Monologues Group work and performance This topic covers themes such as: Why people go missing Why people may not want to be found Living with difficulties at home Homelessness Lesson four of this scheme of work involves the teacher turning your drama space into a ‘crime scene’ that students can visit and walk around, I have included printable stimulus for you to use (as well as ideas for other items for stimuli). In case you don’t have the time or space to create a crime scene, I have included a powerpoint version of the crime scene (which was used when I taught this scheme online during the pandemic), and is still a great way for students to look through the ‘crime scene’ and discuss together.

This scheme of work, titled “I predict a riot”, covers several Shakespearean plays (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, A midsummer nights dream) and how to use Shakespearean language in performances. The scheme of work comes with a completed powerpoint (with reference in the SOW to specific slides), and covers 6 lessons, making this scheme ideal for a half term, or a full term if your students have drama once a fortnight. If you have a long half term (7 weeks), the final lesson (creating and showing pieces) could be stretched across two lessons to make the scheme 7 weeks. The lessons also include starter exercises/ games.

This pantomime scheme of work is aimed at year 7, but could equally be used for year 8 or 9. The theme of this scheme is breaking gender stereotypes - in the first few lessons your students will discuss what stereotypes are, what stereotypes they can identify and focus on gender stereotypes, particularly in traditional pantomimes. As the concept of gender becomes more fluid, students might find these conversations difficult or upsetting, but they are still important and should be encouraged. This scheme includes 6 full 60-minute lessons, perfect for the half-term before Christmas (or a full 12-week term if your students only have drama once a fortnight). It also includes a powerpoint for every lesson alongside the fully written scheme as a word document.

This powerpoint covers the key points of the storyline of Noughts & Crosses, as well as character maps, in-depth information, key themes, genre and extra notes for students to keep in mind. The end of the powerpoint also includes a 4 , 8, 12 and 20 marker question, with example responses and examiner commentaries. I would expect this powerpoint to cover 2 -3 full lessons, possibly more if you do the example questions with your students under timed conditions within the lesson (it is 71 slides). This could also be used as a revision resource to send to students for when they are practicing or revising at home.

This powerpoint would cover one lesson on all aspects of drama terminology, including: lighting design, set design, costume design, performing physical skills and performing vocal skills. Each section goes into detail about what the terminology is, how it can be used and how to write about it (for essays or exams), as well as additional considerations to take into account when writing about them. Each section includes a list of terminology, one slide blank so that students can discuss their understanding, followed by a filled in slide with correct definitions for each piece of terminology. I would expect this to cover a one hour lesson, it is 32 slides long.

This powerpoint covers advice for how to answer the AQA written paper, sections B and C (4, 8, 12, 20 and 32 marker questions). This also includes example questions, example answers and examiner commentaries. I would expect this powerpoint to cover 1-3 lessons, depending on whether you conducted the practice questions within the lesson under timed conditions. This powerpoint has 60 slides.

This resource is a full scheme of work for ‘careers in drama’, ideal for years 8 or 9. It also includes one powerpoint (that has slides for every lesson), two script resources and an assignment document (as homework or to be included in your final lesson as a reflection of the scheme). The scheme covers the role of a director, producer, stage designer, costume designer and performer - it gives students the opportunity to have a go at being all of those roles, find out what is needed to pursue a career in those roles (ideal if your students are looking ahead to their GCSE subject choices) and work as those roles in groups. This is written to cover 5 lessons (I originally wrote it for a short half term), but can easily be extended to cover 6 full lessons (ideal for a normal length half term, or a full term if your students only have drama lessons once a fortnight). I have included notes in the SOW document as to how to extend to 6 lessons. The timings are for lessons that are one hour long, but again could easily be adjusted to fit the length of your drama lessons. The script resources are taken from ‘Shakers’ by John Godber, which originally were four female characters. I work in an all-girls school with trans and non-binary students, so I give my students the options to change the names, but you might want to rewrite the names on the scripts yourself to suit your student demographic.