Since the dawn of time, humanity has shared stories to understand the world and enlighten it. From simple storytellers, we have developed into playwrights and actors, designers and directors. Through the mediums of film, theatre, tv, radio and now social media, Drama reaches out to enrich and entertain all our lives.
In Drama at TCS, students embark on an artistic journey; learning and applying the core skills associated with Drama’s past and present. From its origins in Ancient Greece, its development in England through Shakespeare, across Europe in the street theatre of Commedia, to the contemporary landscape in which stories can be told through a multitude of mediums.
During each stage, students will develop their skills as actors, directors and designers, principally through the mediums of theatre and film. They will learn to use their imaginations to interpret text, shape new worlds and communicate their ideas and opinions on a range of issues through stage and screen. They will tell their own stories whilst reshaping stories from the past for the present; influenced and guided by the practitioners who have shaped Drama as we now know it.
To achieve this, they will develop the three essential components required to make great Drama – Concentration, Collaboration and Creativity. Each of these core skills combined will enable them to succeed in Drama at TCS, giving them the platform towards a professional path in the creative arts. In addition, these skills will provide all students at TCS, the life skills necessary to navigate our ever increasingly integrated and complex world where confident, compassionate and creative thinkers are key.
Beyond the classroom, students at TCS have a wealth of opportunities to participate in Drama. Weekly Drama Clubs offer students in school the chance to create their own performances and develop their creative skills based on their interests. These include performances in school and a key performance to the Y6 transition students as they prepare to move up to life in Secondary.
The Annual TCS Performing Arts production is a whole school event. Students from Y7 to Y13 participate as cast and crew in the process of putting on a large-scale show. Students are invited to audition for main parts and chorus. A crew is assembled from volunteers, who work to build set and props, collect costume and in performance, operate the lighting, sound and set changes. Students rehearse in weekly after school rehearsals culminating in show week where the whole school community are invited to celebrate in the student’s commitment and success. Students learn the values of commitment, resilience and team work and leave with memories that last a lifetime.
Our Curriculum Road Maps offer a brief visual guide to our curriculum showing the learning sequence that students will follow in each year group.
If you would like to find out more about a specific subject area and the content studied, then have a look at our detailed curriculum plans which outline the core aims, content and skills that students are taught.
