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Courses
Drama and Theatre
A Level Edexcel
WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
You may be planning a career in performing
arts, or you might want to have a ‘creative’
subject among your A Levels. This exciting,
practical course offers you opportunities to act,
devise, direct, design and research a range of
different plays, theatre styles and practitioners.
You’ll also see some amazing live theatre.
Most lessons are practical workshops or
rehearsals in which you develop your skills as
an individual, whilst working as part of a lively
and supportive group. This course will also
enable you to develop vital life skills such as
collaboration, time management, resilience and
independence.
HOW IS THE COURSE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED?
Component 1: Devised performance 40% internally assessed
Component 2: Scripted performance 20% externally assessed
Component 3: Written exam 40% externally assessed
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
• Grade 5 in GCSE Drama and/or extracurricular drama involvement +
• Grade 4 in GCSE English Language
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One of the main reasons I chose to
take A level Drama and Theatre at The
Weald, having not previously studied here,
was because the passion from the teachers
was palpable. It is reflected in their vigour
to try to do what’s right for us. I have always
loved drama and the idea of immersing
yourself into being someone completely
different, so you forget about who you are
for a second, is great. And while written work
here is common, it never feels like a burden
due to the way it’s taught and only furthers
that form of escapism for me. Drama also
just draws a community together here even
if that’s between students or the large family
of a production. Community at The Weald
is strong but further created and pursued in
Drama. Oli
