Areas Studied Key Stage 3

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Year 7:

Term 1 Drama sports/games, Darkwood Manor, Bullying

Term 2 Take me to the Mountains, Storytelling

Term 3 Cicus, The Tempest

Year 8:

Term 1 Mime Matters, Stan,

Term 2 Joe, Script Shakespeare

Term 3 Battle Cries (Evacuees), Peer Pressure

Year 9:

Term 1 Genre, Commedia del Arts

Term 2 Macbeth, Departure

Term 3 Pop Culture/Soap Opera, Dream Jobs  (Scripted performance)

Areas Studied Key Stage 4

Year 10:
GCSE

Term 1 The Actor’s toolkit, building a character and performance.  Stanislavski Approach.

Term 2 Trestle Mask, Brecht and Epic Theatre

Term 3 Mock Unit 2 SOW, Unit 2: Blue Remembered Hills 6Hr Controlled Assessment:

BTEC Performing Arts

Term 1 Unit B4: Ass 1-The Actor’s toolkit: Vocal and Physical workshops C1&3, Unit B4, Ass 2, Building a character and performance. Stanislavski Approach (Devising) C2,4, 5

Term 2 Unit B4, Ass 3: End of Year Showcase C2,4,5,6,7,8, Unit B4, Ass 3: End of Year Showcase C2,4,5,6,7,8

Term 3 Unit B4, Ass 3: End of Year Showcase C2,4,5,6,7,8, Unit B4, Ass 4: SSF C1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Year 11:

GCSE

Term 1 Berkoff/Artaud,

Term 2 Unit 1: Binge Drinking 6 Hr Controlled Assessment

BTEC Performing Arts

Term 1 Shakespeare Schools festival (Acting unit) Ass 4, Devised Unit-Ass 1

Term 2  Devised Unit-Ass 2 Production process

News and Events: 

Some of our Year 11s will be performing Twelfth Night at Greenwich Theatre on Wednesday 2nd November at 7pm. Click on the image below or visit www.ssf.uk.com

Extracurricular Activities/Visits offered

A wealth of extra-curricular opportunities are offered by the Drama team at St Catherine’s. Students in Year 7 to 11 are invited each year to join the Trinity Guildhall Drama Club where they all go on to successfully pass the Trinity Guildhall examinations. 

Students in Year 8/9 are also able to undertake the Arts Award which they do at lunchtimes and we currently have 15 students who have achieved the Bronze award.

Each year the school puts on a whole school production, 2 years ago it was Hairspray, last year The Wiz and the show for the coming year is Little Shop of Horrors.  Rehearsals will begin in September.

Key Stage 4 students are very lucky to have the opportunity to visit New York, where they are able to sample the amazing productions on Broadway as well as (of course) go shopping.

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