Speech and Drama

Course summary

LENGTH OF COURSE & NUMBER OF LESSONS PER CYCLE: 2 year A Level, with 5 lessons per week WHICH SKILLS WILL YOU ACQUIRE? - Performance and interpretive skills - Confidence, independence, and public speaking - Creativity, problem solving and devising - Critical analysis of relevant theoretical research, processes and practices involved in creating theatre - An understanding and appreciation of how the social, cultural and historical contexts of performance texts have influenced the development of drama and theatre WHICH CAREER PATHWAYS EXIST AFTER STUDYING THIS SUBJECT? - Actor - Theatre related jobs e.g. director, producer, casting director, designer, stage manager, dramaturg etc. - Education, the police force, management, leisure and tourism, journalism, business and retail WHICH SUBJECTS COMPLEMENT THIS COURSE? - English - Media Studies - Film Studies - Sociology - Psychology