This exciting course integrates both practical and academic study of plays, practitioners, and the theatre making process. The syllabus has three components and aims to develop and assess students’ knowledge of theatre. The course has been designed to enable students to understand the demands of performance values in theatre, looking at the roles of performers, designers and directors. The course lends itself to further study beyond Sixth Form.
GCSE English Literature Grade 6
COMPONENT 1: Devising (40%). Internally assessed and externally moderated (80 Marks). Students use one key extract from a performance text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli. They are assessed in two parts which form their NEA. COMPONENT 2: Text in Performance 20%. Externally assessed (60 marks). The classroom teacher will make an informed choice of performance texts for the students to perform to an external examiner between February and March in the second year of study. COMPONENT 3: Theatre Making in Practice (40%). Written examination (80 marks). This unit prepares students for a written examination (2 hours 30 minutes). It is marked out of 80 and is comprised of three sections.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £38,763 - £42,933 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £23,583 - £24,642 |
| Address | Ashtead Park, Park Lane, Surrey, KT21 1ET |
This exciting course integrates both practical and academic study of plays, practitioners, and the theatre making process. The syllabus has three components and aims to develop and assess students’ knowledge of theatre. The course has been designed to enable students to understand the demands of performance values in theatre, looking at the roles of performers, designers and directors. The course lends itself to further study beyond Sixth Form.
GCSE English Literature Grade 6
COMPONENT 1: Devising (40%). Internally assessed and externally moderated (80 Marks). Students use one key extract from a performance text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli. They are assessed in two parts which form their NEA. COMPONENT 2: Text in Performance 20%. Externally assessed (60 marks). The classroom teacher will make an informed choice of performance texts for the students to perform to an external examiner between February and March in the second year of study. COMPONENT 3: Theatre Making in Practice (40%). Written examination (80 marks). This unit prepares students for a written examination (2 hours 30 minutes). It is marked out of 80 and is comprised of three sections.