KS3 Drama Devising Strategies – Core Toolkit

Structured Creative Drama for KS3 (Banks 1–3)

This Core Toolkit provides a coherent KS3 drama devising framework, supporting students from initial ideas through character development and narrative structure.

It is designed for teachers who want clear progression without scripted lessons, and who are comfortable shaping creative work in response to their students.

This resource works particularly well as:

a Year 7–8 devising unit
a foundation for KS3 drama
a bridge towards GCSE performance skills

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

✔ 24 KS3 Devising Strategy Cards, organised into three banks:

Bank 1 – Stimulus & Ideas
Generating original material and avoiding clichés
Bank 2 – Character & Relationship
Status, objectives, power, and subtext
Bank 3 – Structure & Story
Narrative shape, editing, clarity, and endings

✔ Student evidence prompts for every strategy
✔ Teacher Companion guides with worked examples and practical fixes
✔ A full scheme overview showing progression and assessment opportunities

HOW THIS TOOLKIT IS DESIGNED TO BE USED

Teachers select and sequence strategies to:
build short or extended devising units
respond to class ability and confidence
revisit strategies across the year for progression
This is not a scripted scheme of work.
Teacher judgement, creativity, and adaptation are central to its success.

WHY THIS WORKS AT KS3

Encourages genuine creativity without chaos
Develops character and story, not just improvisation
Introduces GCSE-style thinking without exam pressure
Supports mixed-ability classes

IMPORTANT NOTE

This resource assumes:
active teacher facilitation
willingness to adapt tasks
a practical drama classroom environment