Year 10

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

The Church Shooting SOW
Upskilling and ‘becoming a Btec Tech Drama Pupil

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

Puppetry workshops:

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

Component 1 – WAR HORSE
PSA released theme: UNITY

Autumn 2

Component 1 – WAR HORSE - continued

PSA Component 1:
PowerPoint presentation which meets the demands of the external assessment.

Investigating a professional performing arts work (War Horse)
Exploring the performing arts process

Sample of work sent to external BTEC examiner.

Spring 1

Component 2 preparation – Page to Stage
‘The Interrogation’ scripted stimulus

Pupils are assessed on mini-scripted performance pieces. These are filmed and the pupils complete peer and self-evaluations.

Pupil performance skills focus to develop characterisation:

Use of voice
Body language
Gestures
Movement

Group Skills focused on:

Page to stage
Interpretation of language and subtext
Use of direction
Space and audience experimentation
Multi role
Use of symbolism in performance
Pupils reflect on their application of skills and techniques and complete a written evaluation.

Spring 2

Component 2 preparation – Page to Stage
‘Zero for the Young Dudes’

Pupils are assessed on mini-scripted performance pieces. These are filmed and the pupils complete peer and self-evaluations.

Pupils are also assessed on their devising skills, using the play text as a stimulus and developing plot / character

Pupils reflect on their application of skills and techniques and complete a written evaluation.

Summer 1

Theatre style focus: Brecht and Verbatim theatre
‘Monsters’ play text

Pupils evidence their understanding of the 10 core Brechtian elements in mini showcase performance work each 1 / 2 lessons

Verbal peer assessment
Use of success criteria
Developing performance work filmed and reviewed using mini whiteboards.

Pupils select performance material from an extract pack creating a 10-15 minute Brechtian performance of Monsters.

White board evaluations using success criteria
Written evaluation focusing on their application of Brechtian techniques and skills developed.

Summer 2

Theatre style focus: Stanislavski and naturalism

Performance of extract showcasing naturalistic performance style

Recording of performance
Peer feedback
Written reflection on process in comparison to Brechtian approach and performance style.
Portfolio tasks: Pupil initial response and structure plan
Performance of devised response

Evaluation (Activity 4) focusing on how the performance met the Assignment Brief

Component 3 – Mini mock
PSA from 2024 used

The Mosslands School

care
commitment
challenge

Year 10

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