Drama

The Drama department at Greenshaw offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere, fostering a sense of enjoyment. Drama enables students to develop their communication skills, self esteem and confidence. It is a powerful learning medium which prepares students for life beyond the classroom.

Drama gives pupils the opportunity to develop practical, artistic, technical, administrative and recreational skills within a communal framework. This occurs through the provision of appropriate guidance and resources in a wide range of different areas. The study of Drama encourages pupils to develop and refine artistic, aesthetic, historical, literary, cultural and moral judgements through a wide range of dramatic experiences.

The subject is delivered at on a carousel system for Year 9 pupils, at GCSE and A Level. It is a popular subject and regularly achieves well above the national average results. It is also part of the new curriculum for Year 7 and 8 pupils, from May 2010.

Students are encouraged to attend as many theatrical performances as they can; not only for the purposes of their studies, but also to inform their own learning and devising of theatre.

The Department runs a popular bi-annual Drama trip to New York. Plans are well under way for the next trip, taking place February 2011.

Head of Drama - Miss C Hodge