This is a 6 lesson scheme of work that I have used for many years with Year 8, but could be a Year 7 SOW. It focuses on a range of different Drama skills and explores how stories have changed over the years from a range of genres. It comes with a range of resources I have also used to help differentiate and on download, it is ready to teach. Greek Theatre and Chorus Fairy Tales and Little Red Riding Hood Anthropomorphism and Anansi Rumplestiltskin and Hot Seating Romeo and Juliet (The Prologue) Assessment - Adapt a story for modern day

A fantastic resource that I have used for over 10 years to introduce Year 7 students regardless of their prior experience to the world of Drama. This 7-lesson Scheme of Leaning teaches students the core basics coming into their Drama lessons, giving them a toolkit of ideas that they can use to build and develop their work throughout Key Stage 3, including: Still Image Thought Track Role Play Mime Status Given Circumstance Students usually leave after this introductory Half Term more confident as performers and more confident in the skills they have developed. Attached is the PowerPoint (ready to teach) and the Scheme of Learning, with a few hints and tips attached in the notes section

A fantastic 5 lesson scheme of work for Year 7 students to start working with a script; Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn. This Scheme of Work focuses on the following; Working with Script Spontaneous Improvisation Characterisation Physical Theatre Theatrical Skills and how to use them This is a perfect scheme of work for a shorter Half Term, and serves as a perfect introduction to working with script, and builds on key skills that may be introduced in the first term of Year 7. Attached is a Scheme of Learning, a PowerPoint (Ready to teach) and script required for key scenes.

Inspired by the AQA GCSE Devising Drama Unit;Charlie’s Choice is a great scheme of work for Year 7 or 8 that explores practitioners (Stanislavski and Naturalism/Artaud and Surrealism) to better understand why there is conflict as a teenager, and the impact that choices can have. This Drama scheme of work also has really good links with the PSHE Curriculum, and could be used in collaboration with certain topics. In it, Students explore the story of Charlie, a teenager who has made bad choices and has to suffer the consequences. Students will look at staging an argument, consider how Given Circumstances might shape a situation and create a nightmare sequence as an evaluation.

A comprehensive scheme of work that guides students through the different design disciplines of Costume, Set and Lighting that also offers students the chance to reflect on theatre as a broader industry with marketing and promotional design. This is set against the backdrop of Frozen: The Musical. Students will reflect on the choices made in the London Production, evaluate why they have been made, and then design their own. Attached is a PowerPoint to guide through the lessons, an overall Scheme of Learning and a Booklet for you to print and complete lessons in. This scheme is perfect for when classes lose performance spaces; possibly due to exams, or even as some one off cover. In the past, students have especially enjoyed exploring a different discipline of Drama, especially with growth in the industry.