Learning Journey

Curriculum Intent

Purpose and Vision: 

Through curriculum and extra-curricular Drama, we strive at Aylesford to create an open-minded and experimental community, unafraid to take risks and explore the essence of human behaviour through process and performance.

During the different key stages of study, we focus on developing our students’ interpersonal, teamwork and performance skills; developing their ability to communicate confidently, sensitively and with creativity. The attributes of a good Drama student – Independence, Creativity, Communication, being a Team Player and being Reflective – are explicit in the learning of our students at all Key Stages. Also embodied and encouraged through our curriculum are the character strengths – respect, self-discipline, motivation, resilience, integrity, courage, open mindedness, confidence, compassion, and curiosity. As a department we believe that Drama has a vital role to play in the SMSC development of all students.

We expose our students to excellence through a department of experienced subject-specialists, regular professional workshops, theatre visits and in-house productions that always look to redefine the audience’s traditional expectations of a “school play”.

It is our intention that students who leave us after 7 years of study should not just understand the impact major theatre practitioners have made on the arts and society as a whole, but have the potential to be the theatre practitioners of the future.