A Level Drama and Theatre

Please apply for all courses via Help You Choose. Applications will open on October 21st.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course descrpition.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

Advanced Level (A Level): This A Level qualification will give you the opportunity to build on your existing Drama skills through the practical exploration of play texts, extend your knowledge and understanding of a range of theatre practitioners and give you the experience of your own and others’ live performances. Drama and Theatre is widely recognised as an ideally suited A Level for those wishing to study for Arts, Social Sciences or Education degrees at Higher Education.

Unit 1 – Drama and Theatre

Section A: Study of first set text from a performer’s or designer’s perspective.

Section B: Study of second set text from a performer’s, designer’s and director’s perspective.

Section C: Evaluation of a live theatre production.

Unit 2: Creating Original Drama

Creation and performance of devised drama based on a centre chosen stimulus.

Assessed performance and course in the form of a Working Notebook.

Unit 3: Making Theatre Coursework

Practical exploration of extracts from three contrasting texts. Performance of one extract

with a written reflective report.

Coursework/Examination Requirements:

A Level Assessments One written examination 40%

One internal, practical and written assessment 30%

One external, practical examination worth 30%

Entry Criteria:

• You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information

• Students who have not taken a GCSE Drama subject must see the Curriculum Leader of Drama before they apply for the course, to confirm suitability.

Progression: A wide range of careers and good preparation for Higher Education to study Drama, Performance, English Literature, History, Law, Business Studies, Linguistics and Education.