Curriculum Intent

At Polam Hall School our Drama curriculum seeks to:

• Develop transferable interpersonal and intrapersonal skills such as empathy, tact, teamwork and confidence to foster resilience in the face of challenges and a solution driven approach to problem-solving.
• Provide a diverse and engaging curriculum which provides stimulating learning experiences that have strong cross curricular links.
• Provide the opportunity for all students to engage with professional theatre performances both live and recorded to support and foster engagement in cultural capital.
• To equip students with the necessary skills to constructively and critically evaluate and analyse pieces of theatre, texts and practitioner approaches both orally and in written work.
• To equip students with the subject specific lexicon and knowledge in order to be literate in Drama
• Encourage students to explore current issues, challenge themselves and take risks in a safe creative environment, whilst creating responsible and independent learners who are able to be resilient in the face of challenges both individually and collaboratively.

At GCSE students follow the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama (2016) specification. Further details can be found using this link:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/drama-2016.html