Speech, Drama & Theatre Studies at Elliott School

The Elliott School has a fine history of excellence in Drama. It boasts its own Theatre as well as an open-air outdoor stage and has an outstanding track record with school productions, having a strongly integrated team of innovative Music and Drama teachers among its staff.

The teaching of Drama itself has strong cross-curricular links with the English department. There is a high focus on developing basic Speaking & Listening skills in Key Stage 3 to serve the needs of ordinary students so that they can meet the core SATs and GCSE English requirements. Drama also demands students improve their co-operation and social skills so that they can work effectively within a team and improve their confidence in speaking to an audience, delivering effective presentations.

For students that specialise in Drama at GCSE and A-Level, Elliott School places a high priority on visiting theatres and seeing a wide range of productions to enhance understanding of theatre and increase the scope of students’ creative imagination. Drama specialists are encouraged to become members of the Lyric Young Company and to broaden their practical experience by participating in as much extra-curricular work as possible.

An extra-curricular Shakespeare programme is available for Gifted & Talented students (Years 11-13) which offers an extra qualification for GCSE and A-Level students examined and awarded by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), the most famous and illustrious Drama School in the world.

An extra-curricular Drama club (Years 7-10) is also offered which offers extra training in voice and script work, stage fighting and film production.