Drama allows students to develop theatrical skills that will allow them to perform on stage and create innovative relevant contemporary theatre from a directorial and design perspective. Students studying Drama and Theatre Studies will also hone important life skills such as negotiation, cooperation and time management and improve their abilities in public speaking; presenting information in varied and engaging ways and commanding the attention of an audience. Pupils have gone on to study subjects at degree level including, Medicine, History, English and Philosophy and Drama at top drama schools.
All students need a minimum of five GCSE passes (any subject) at grade 4 or better to study in Sixth Form. If students achieve an average point score of 8 or higher across all of their GCSEs they can study 4 A Levels or equivalent subjects. Must be actively performing at club level in an individual and/or a team sport.
Component 1: Drama and theatre Students have 3 hours to answer the paper. The paper is divided into three compulsory sections: Section A: Drama through the ages Section B: 20th and 21st century drama Section C: Live theatre production. Component 2: Creating original drama Component 2 constitutes 30% of the A-level. It is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA. For this component, students must complete two assessment tasks: produce an individual Working notebook documenting the devising process contribute to a final devised, group performance. Component 3: Making theatre Component 3 constitutes 30% of the A-level. It is marked by AQA. For this component students must practically explore (workshop) and interpret three key extracts each from a different play and complete two assessment tasks: formally present Extract 3 to an audience produce an individual Reflective report analysing and evaluating their theatrical interpretation of all three key extracts studied.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Southampton |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £19,995 |
| Address | Wilton Road, Southampton, SO15 5UQ |
Drama allows students to develop theatrical skills that will allow them to perform on stage and create innovative relevant contemporary theatre from a directorial and design perspective. Students studying Drama and Theatre Studies will also hone important life skills such as negotiation, cooperation and time management and improve their abilities in public speaking; presenting information in varied and engaging ways and commanding the attention of an audience. Pupils have gone on to study subjects at degree level including, Medicine, History, English and Philosophy and Drama at top drama schools.
All students need a minimum of five GCSE passes (any subject) at grade 4 or better to study in Sixth Form. If students achieve an average point score of 8 or higher across all of their GCSEs they can study 4 A Levels or equivalent subjects. Must be actively performing at club level in an individual and/or a team sport.
Component 1: Drama and theatre Students have 3 hours to answer the paper. The paper is divided into three compulsory sections: Section A: Drama through the ages Section B: 20th and 21st century drama Section C: Live theatre production. Component 2: Creating original drama Component 2 constitutes 30% of the A-level. It is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA. For this component, students must complete two assessment tasks: produce an individual Working notebook documenting the devising process contribute to a final devised, group performance. Component 3: Making theatre Component 3 constitutes 30% of the A-level. It is marked by AQA. For this component students must practically explore (workshop) and interpret three key extracts each from a different play and complete two assessment tasks: formally present Extract 3 to an audience produce an individual Reflective report analysing and evaluating their theatrical interpretation of all three key extracts studied.