KS3 Drama

Ms B Dearden - Curriculum Team Leader Drama

How is the course assessed?

At Key Stage 3, there is a focus on developing and embedding students’ skills and knowledge of drama.

Students complete a termly assessment that builds on the skills, knowledge, and practical application covered throughout the term. The level of challenge increases across the year groups. Assessments focus on two key areas: devising and using scripts, both of which demonstrate students’ application of drama skills and knowledge.

Students receive regular verbal feedback during lessons and complete three PINS assessments each year. Grades reflect how consistently they demonstrate their skills, knowledge, and application in performance. A practical skills mark is taken from the final assessment, alongside their performance across different practical tasks, to determine the overall grade reported home.

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Allerton High is a harmonious community. Pupils show high levels of respect towards other pupils and with adults in school. Pupils actively support each other and celebrate differences.

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Pupils show excellent attitudes to learning./ There is a thirst for knowledge and an excitement about lessons.

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The school’s mission is to ‘enable young people to achieve success’. It does this outstandingly well.

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Behaviour around the building is orderly and sensible. Within classrooms, behaviour is excellent.

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Parents, staff and pupils are overwhelmingly happy with the quality of education at school and rightly so. Inspectors judge that this is an outstanding place to learn.

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The headteacher is exceptional. Her leadership has transformed the school. Not only do pupils make phenomenal progress and reach high standards...

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The curriculum is responsive to pupils’ interests and needs. They way in which it is organised helps to motivate pupils. The structure of the curriculum helps pupils to reach high standards.

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