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Year 11

Curriculum Map

This curriculum map provides an overview of the drama journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of theatrical styles, performance techniques, and dramatic texts alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop performance confidence, creative expression, and critical analysis appropriate to their age and stage.

Half Term Unit(s) of Work Key Assessments
Autumn 1

Component 1 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - adapted by Simon Stephens
PSA Released theme: Bravery

Skills Workshops linked to range of stimulus – becoming a Btec pupil.

Each skill performance is filmed and reviewed using success criteria and mini whiteboards.

Pushing the boundaries of the core techniques:

  • Role play
  • Cross cutting
  • Narrative structures
  • Development of character

Frantic Assembly workshops:

  • Portfolio scrapbooks notes on theatre style
  • Recording of groups exploration work
  • Peer / self-assessments using mini whiteboards
Autumn 2

Component 1 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - continued
PSA Released Theme: Bravery

PSA Component 1:

PowerPoint presentation which meets the demands of the external assessment.

  • Investigating a professional performing arts work (Curious Incident)
  • Exploring the performing arts process

Sample of work sent to external Btec examiner.
Spring 1 Component 3 – External exam preparation
PSA brief released in January 2027 

Pupils respond to pre-release material.

Workshops:

Teacher-led workshops, which form the basis for Milestone 1, written review.

Group exploration:

Pupils begin devising their own performance piece, which meets the requirements of the exam brief, and stimulus.
Spring 2 Component 3 continued – external assessment

Milestone 2 written review

Rehearsal period.

Practical examination – Milestone 3.
Performance filmed and completed in exam conditions.
Summer 1 Component 3 Milestone 4 written review – the evaluation.
Summer 2 Completed course  

 

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