Course information
Drama and Theatre Studies
Reading Blue Coat School - Wokingham
01189441005
Holme Park, Sonning Lane, Berkshire, RG4 6SU
Course summary

The course promotes the enjoyment of Drama, as performers and/or designers. Additionally it provides opportunities to attend live theatre performances and to develop skills as informed and thoughtful audience members. Learners are given opportunities to participate in and interpret their own and others’ Drama. Learners investigate a practitioner of Drama, work collaboratively to develop ideas to communicate meaning and experiment with dramatic conventions, forms and techniques to produce and realise a piece of original theatre. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the performance of an extract from a playtext. Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Drama, including their ability to interpret texts for performance, in a written examination. Students are encouraged to speak to the Director of Drama about suitability for the acting or design pathway.

Entry requirements

To qualify for the Sixth Form at Blue Coat, we expect you to attain at least eight GCSEs at grade 5 or above. Ideally two of these grades must be at grade 7 or above, a further four grades at grade 6 and two at grade 5. In addition, all students are required to have passed both English Language and Mathematics at grade 5 or above.

How you'll be assessed

Component 1 – Devising Theatre: Non-exam assessment: internally assessed, externally moderated 40% of qualification Learners are required to devise a piece of original theatre in response to a stimulus, using either the techniques of an influential theatre practitioner or the characteristics of a genre of Drama. In addition to a live performance to an audience, learners produce a portfolio of supporting evidence and write an evaluation under supervised conditions. Component 2 – Performing from a Text: Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner 20% of qualification Learners are required to participate in a performance from a published text. Learners will gain a deeper understanding of how to interpret a text for performance and realise artistic intentions. In addition to a live performance to an audience, learners submit their artistic intentions to the examiner in the form of a short report. Component 3 – Interpreting Theatre Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes 40% of qualification This component requires learners to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of how Drama and theatre is developed and performed through the study of a performance text and through responding to live theatre. Pupils will be expected to attend up to five live theatre performances for each year of the GCSE course. These are compulsory trips which will enrich their own creative work.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityWokingham
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
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Boarding FeeUnknown
Sixth Form Fee£19,965
AddressHolme Park, Sonning Lane, Berkshire, RG4 6SU