A-level Drama
at Notre Dame High School, Norwich, Norwich · school or sixth form
Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2024see the detail
What the college says
The course demands practical, communication skills and the ability to create drama and theatre in a performing or production role. Students will be required to write about drama, to develop their powers of analysis and become informed critics. The course will involve devising and taking part in a drama productions as well as study plays and drama practitioners. Students need to be curious about issues and ideas and have a creative instinct for communicating their views through drama. They may be keen acting, writing or the visual and technical side of theatre. An interest in live theatre performance and playwrights is important.
What you need to get on
42 points from your best 8 subjects; GCSE Maths and English (Language or Literature) at a minimum of grade 4, in addition to: A GCSE in this subject is desirable but not essential
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
Notre Dame High School
Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB
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