KS3 Drama Devising Strategies Vault

A Complete, Flexible KS3 Devising System (Banks 1–6)

The KS3 Drama Devising Strategies Vault is a comprehensive, teacher-led system for developing confident, structured devising across Years 7–9.

This is a full progression framework, not a scripted scheme.
It supports creativity while providing clear structure, shared language, and assessment-ready evidence.

Designed for drama teachers who want:

consistency across KS3
strong foundations for GCSE
freedom to teach creatively without chaos

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

✔ 40 KS3 Devising Strategy Cards, organised into six progressive banks:

Stimulus & Ideas – generating original material
Character & Relationship – status, objectives, power
Structure & Story – narrative shape and clarity
Theatrical Language – symbol, chorus, space, sound
Refinement & Performance Readiness – focus, pace, polish
Reflection & Evidence – evaluation and assessment

✔ Student evidence prompts for every strategy
✔ Teacher Companion Guides with worked examples, common pitfalls, and practical fixes
✔ Full scheme overview with progression, themes, and assessment guidance

HOW THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BE USED

This resource is intentionally flexible and teacher-led.

Teachers are expected to:

select and sequence strategies
adapt tasks to their classes
shape stimuli and themes
The system provides clarity and progression, not scripted lessons.

WHY THIS VAULT WORKS

Creates a shared devising language across KS3
Develops genuine theatre-making skills
Supports mixed-ability teaching
Builds inspection-safe evidence naturally
Prepares students for GCSE without exam pressure

IMPORTANT NOTE

This is not:
✘ a lesson-by-lesson scheme
✘ a cover-lesson pack
✘ a worksheet-led resource

It is a professional drama teaching system.