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A Level Drama and Theatre

at St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy, Bedlington · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull time

What the college says

A level in Drama and Theatre will be assessed through a combination of 60% Non-Examined Assessment and 40% written exam. The students explore a minimum of two complete and substantial performance texts and at least three key extracts from three different texts placed in the context of the whole text. The students must study the work and methodologies of one influential theatre practitioner (individual or companies) and two theatre practitioners at A level. A minimum of three performances; one devised, a choice of either a monologue or duologue and a group performance.

What you need to get on

General Sixth Form entry requirements as detailed in the Sixth Form Prospectus plus course specific entry requirements of Grade 5 in English Literature or Language and Grade 5 in Drama.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy

    Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6ED

    DaytimeClassroom based
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