The Children, by Edward Bond OCR AS - Performance contexts 1 As teachers we often find

As teachers we often find something that we thought would take an hour takes 15 minutes and something that we thought would take 15 minutes takes an hour

if not more so

the director typically steps back to allow the actors to practise running  he play

Unit 2 of the Edexcel AS level in Drama and Theatre Studies requires students to work with a director (usually their teacher) in a piece that is 30 to 60 minutes in length and allows students to demonstrate and apply their knowledge

with a dash of cultural context

The Children, by Edward Bond OCR AS - Performance contexts 1 As teachers we often findThe pressure to test and write attainment targets has tended to drive drama teaching down to the level of examinable skills. Through the Edexcel GCSE drama syllabus students have to study and demonstrate expertise in and knowledge of explorative strategies, elements of drama and features of drama. This reduces a complex art form to a list of things that can be practised, learnt and tested; we hope that this scheme of work moves beyond the confines of