A Level Drama and Theatre is for students who enjoy reading and watching plays, and taking part in them, whether performing, or designing sets, lighting and costumes. It offers students the freedom to choose both the content and the form of their practical presentations.
Entry at year 12 is by assessment at St Swithun’s during the first weekend in November of the year before her intended entry. The assessment includes a series of interviews and written papers in your daughter’s chosen A level subjects. The assessments are broadly based on the GCSE specifications except in the case of subjects which have not been studied before: these look for a general interest in the subjects and the ability to write logically.
3 Components Component 1: Theatre Workshop Non-exam assessment: internally assessed and externally moderated by WJEC 20% of qualification 60 marks Learners are required to create a piece of theatre based on an extract from a text using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Component 2: Text in Action Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner 40% of qualification 120 marks This component requires learners to engage with a stimulus to create two pieces of live theatre: one devised piece using the working methods and techniques of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company and one extract from a text in a different style to the devised piece. Component 3: Text in Performance Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of qualification 120 marks In this component, learners are required to study two complete texts and one extract from a third contrasting text. Centres are reminded that the five texts studied for this qualification as a whole must represent a range of social, historical and cultural contexts
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Hampshire |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
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| Boarding Fee | �42,651 |
| Sixth Form Fee | �25,356 |
| Address | Alresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HA |
A Level Drama and Theatre is for students who enjoy reading and watching plays, and taking part in them, whether performing, or designing sets, lighting and costumes. It offers students the freedom to choose both the content and the form of their practical presentations.
Entry at year 12 is by assessment at St Swithun’s during the first weekend in November of the year before her intended entry. The assessment includes a series of interviews and written papers in your daughter’s chosen A level subjects. The assessments are broadly based on the GCSE specifications except in the case of subjects which have not been studied before: these look for a general interest in the subjects and the ability to write logically.
3 Components Component 1: Theatre Workshop Non-exam assessment: internally assessed and externally moderated by WJEC 20% of qualification 60 marks Learners are required to create a piece of theatre based on an extract from a text using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Component 2: Text in Action Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner 40% of qualification 120 marks This component requires learners to engage with a stimulus to create two pieces of live theatre: one devised piece using the working methods and techniques of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company and one extract from a text in a different style to the devised piece. Component 3: Text in Performance Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of qualification 120 marks In this component, learners are required to study two complete texts and one extract from a third contrasting text. Centres are reminded that the five texts studied for this qualification as a whole must represent a range of social, historical and cultural contexts