A Level Drama and Theatre Studies

How is the course externally examined?

Practitioner workshops

The course will begin with a series of practical workshops exploring the techniques of a wide range of influential theatre practitioners.

A2 - Component 1 - Theatre Workshop

C1 A Level: Internally assessed practical exam – 60 marks / 20%

A 10-15 minute performance of a deconstructed extract of a text in the style of a chosen practitioner or company, plus a creative log of 1500 words.  Students may choose to examined as a performer of designer (Set and Props, Lighting, Sound or Costume Hair & Makeup)

A2 - Component 2  - Text in Action

C2 A Level: Externally assessed practical exam – 120 marks / 40%

A group devised piece and a group performance of a text extract based on a stimulus set by the exam board, supported by a written process and evaluation report of 1500 words.  Students may choose to examined as a performer of designer (Set and Props, Lighting, Sound or Costume Hair & Makeup)

A2 - Component 3 - Text in Performance

C3 A Level: Externally assessed written exam – 120 marks / 40%

A 2 ½ hour written exam.  Candidates will study one set text pre 1956 (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and one text post 1956 (Love and Information), plus one extract from ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time’.

How is the course internally assessed?

Students in KS5 are prepared for assessments and mock exams by sitting past or replica A Level questions.

For written work students receive a score and an estimated grade set by the grade boundaries from the exam board set from the previous year. Students are given the opportunity to make progress by working on feedback to ensure they achieve the estimated grade awarded or to work to the next grade.