Examination Board: Eduqas
What Will I learn?
Drama and Theatre is an exciting, enjoyable and challenging subject at 16+. This innovative and creative course introduces students to a wide range of theatre, which includes classical and contemporary texts, incorporating a variety of dramatic styles, theatre companies and practitioners. Students have the opportunity to see a variety of live theatre productions; an integral and exciting part of the course.
The academic content is rigorous and challenging; at the same time the course encourages students to develop presentational skills and confidence, enabling them to converse articulately on many different levels. Students are able to develop their interest in and enjoyment of drama and theatre, through their development as directors, performers, designers and educated spectators.
How Am I Assessed?
What Career Options Do I Have?
This Advanced Level specification provides opportunities for progression to courses in higher education in all related subjects, including English and Modern Foreign Languages, History and Politics, Psychology, Music and Dance. It is supported by all higher education institutions as an entry qualification in other subjects. Equally, it is a highly enabling subject for students wishing to pursue a career that involves communication such as law, education and the arts and media industries. Business employers, for instance, particularly like to see drama on a prospective employee’s CV, because it suggests a high level of presentational and interpersonal skills which they consider to be vital in today’s competitive working environment.