Exams for Year 11 GCSE Drama Students

You may already be aware that your son or daughter is due to sit a controlled assessment exam for Drama in January 2012. This means that, rather than completing coursework at home, they will be expected to plan a piece of drama and evaluate their plan in school, under controlled exam conditions. They will also perform their work after school on 5th and 6th January as part of this unit 2 coursework.

As a department, we believe that this makes formal assessment much fairer because all students are given same opportunity to prepare and the same conditions in which to produce their final piece of performance and written work. However, it also makes it essential that students are present for the controlled assessment sessions. I am writing to inform you of the key dates for this important assessment.

Drama Exams Year 10 GCSE Students

You may already be aware that your son or daughter is due to sit a controlled assessment exam for Drama in December. This means that, rather than completing coursework at home, they will be expected to plan a piece of drama and evaluate their plan in school, under controlled exam conditions.

You may already be aware that your son or daughter is due to sit a controlled assessment for Drama in December.  This means that, rather than completing coursework at home, they will be expected to plan a piece of drama and evaluate their plan in school, under controlled exam conditions.

As a department, we believe that this makes formal assessment much fairer because all students are given same opportunity to prepare and the same conditions in which to produce their final piece of performance and written work. However, it also makes it essential that students are present for the controlled assessment sessions.

I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the key dates. Your son or daughter will plan their controlled assessment performance over the course of two complete days. Please see the table below for information.

10G Drama 1 and 10I Drama 1
8th and 9th December 8am to 2:30pm

Students will showcase their performances the week beginning 12 December to parents, guardians and friends. We look forward to seeing you at this exam showcase.

If you have any questions regarding controlled assessment in Drama, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

Joya Brahmachari

(Head of Drama)

For full details of the year ahead in Drama for Year 10s click here.

On the 5th and 6th of January is the Drama controlled conditions exam. All Year 11s will be off timetable. For more information click here.