Teaching & Learning Resources - NATIONAL DRAMA

Resources and links to assist with teaching and learning

Here we have collated some exclusive resources to support your practice, from primary and secondary teaching resources, schemes of work and teaching and learning strategies, to powerpoints and resources from our CPD sessions. Teachers should always view material first to check it is suitable for teaching in their context..  National Drama is not responsible for the content of any external links.  Some resources are for members only and will require an ND membership to log in and access them.

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DifferentiationSecondary

High Starter Challenge Cards for Drama

These high starter challenge cards can be used for KS3 to give able students more of a challenge in a practical piece of work.
InclusivitySecondaryThe Canon

Teaching Resource: Transforming the Canon – plays by global majority playwrights

This resource suggests playtexts by global majority writers, and resources to make your teaching more inclusive and representative.
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KS3Scripted

Teaching Resource: Suggested Plays for KS3 Drama

Need a new text idea for Year 8? Here is a list of suggested plays to be used in KS3 Drama lessons. This list is ...
MetacognitionSecondary

Teaching Resource: Success Pyramid

Students can use this pyramid to plan their own work towards a practical performance, helping them understand how a piece of theatre is created.
LiteracySecondary

Teaching Resource: Drama Literacy Posters

This set of literacy posters can be used as a classroom display or stuck in books, to help students learn key vocabulary for Drama.
AssessmentSecondary

Teaching Resource: Performance Checklist

Students can use this handy 'Fever Pitch' checklist to self-assess their own progress when creating a Drama performance in class.

Resources and links to assist with distance learning

This is not an exhaustive list and we will keep updating. Please quality assure BEFORE sharing with your students.

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