Teaching AQA A-level Drama and Theatre For The First Time
Course Code: T0059
£249.00 – £289.00
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course offers an introduction and overview to effectively teach AQA A-level Drama and Theatre. Suitable for anyone just starting to teach, in the first year, or lacking confidence in their teaching of AQA A-level Drama and Theatre. While assessment will be drawn from the AQA course, many of the ideas will be applicable to other specifications.BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Provide new teachers of A-level Drama with the structure, planning and confidence to teach effectively to all ability ranges
- Find out more about the key challenges and how to teach them
- Take away teaching approaches and strategies to teach all the Components
- Gain insight into the content, the exam structures, how the exams are marked and what the examiners are looking for
PROGRAMME
The AQA A-level Drama course including challenges and what to expect from pupils
10.00am- Exploring ways that ensure that both students and teachers hit the ground running in September
- Ways to structure the course across the two years, looking at pressure points and areas that the students will find challenging and how we can support them in overcoming this.
- How transition work from year 11 into 12 can help students to get a ‘head start’ on the course.
How to effectively teach the set text for Section A of the written exam
10.30am- Creative teaching approaches and strategies to teach the set text effectively
- Structuring the learning, ways of using exam questions and model answers to highlight success
- Approaching essay writing in response to the set text
- How to apply the mark schemes and give impactful feedback
- Explore in depth the demands of the questions for Section A and explore in depth how to structure lessons in order to meet the specific demands
Break
11.20amTeaching Section B, the written exam
11.40am- Explore ways to support students to maximise the marks they receive in this section.
- Ideas for practical workshop ideas when initially exploring the set text and resources
- The 10 Mark Questions – Exploring the structure and time constraints of each
- Discuss the differences between responses as a director, performer and designer.
Lunch
1.00pmSection C: How to effectively teach live theatre review
2.00pm- Practical strategies and approaches for structuring the lessons after students have seen a piece of live theatre.
- Explore the best resources to support students
- Look at ways to help students in drawing on appropriate moments from the production in their responses.
- Analyse top band examples
- Explore how to structure responses to ensure students are balancing their explanation of what they say with purposeful analysis and evaluation of the production’s overall total dramatic effectiveness.
Component 2: How to get the most out of students for the Devised Component
2.45pm- Teaching approaches to implement the working methods of specific theatre practitioners
- How to apply students theoretical knowledge of this within the written coursework.
- The Working Notebook – exploring ways to maximise the marks achieved with the devised component.
- How to best approach the statement of dramatic intentions when completing the final performance.
Component 3: Effectively managing the scripted component
3.15pm- Insight into winning play combinations for extracts 1, 2 and 3 and how and when to apply the work of a practitioner.
- Exemplar Reflective Reports with a focus on structuring this document to maximise the students marks here.
- How to approach the statement of dramatic intentions to guide the examiner’s attention to specific moments of performance in the final realisation of extract 3.
Depart
3.45pm
A-Level - Code: T0059
Teaching AQA A-level Drama and Theatre For The First Time
COURSE LEADER
Matthew Rowlands-Roberts was a professional actor for the Peter Hall Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, and Blackeyed Theatre Company prior to becoming a qualified drama teacher in both mainstream and independent schools.
He is an experienced Head of Drama and was until very recently a Head of Drama at a leading independent school in central London. In the 2021 cohort Matthew attained 100% Level 9’s with his GCSE students and 100% A*-A grade with his A level students.