Speech and Drama

Course summary

This course is based on skills development across the three Performing Arts disciplines (Dance, Music and Drama). Students that have experience in theatre or performance groups outside of school tend to suit the course well. At Bourne Academy the course is taught by Drama specialists and run with a strong emphasis on acting skills, musical theatre and physical theatre. Students that wish to use strengths in Music and Dance will have the opportunity to do so, however it is Drama that is the main driver behind this course. It is felt strongly by both students and staff that this course provides you with the best possible start to a career in the Performing Arts as well as necessary life skills for teamwork and collaboration towards achieving shared goals. YEAR ONE Unit 2 – Developing Skills for Live Performance You explore technical performance skills with a focus on developing skills and techniques in at least two performance styles. Unit 1 – Investigating Practitioners’ Work YEAR TWO Year two will be a teacher guided option with Unit 19 – Acting Styles or Unit 3 – Group Performance Workshop Unit 19 – Acting Styles You develop acting methods by exploring different acting styles. You will apply techniques to the development, rehearsal and performance of your practical work. Unit 3 – Group Performance Workshop Before the assessment period, you will have the opportunity to prepare for the development and completion of the group performance and their digital process log. For assessment, you will be given a stimulus to create performance material. In groups that consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of seven members, you will respond to the stimulus and develop the performance workshop for an invited audience.