The national curriculum in England

Primary Drama Curriculum

I am writing a series of articles for Drama and Theatre magazine during 2022/23. They are about visioning and implementing a Primary Drama Curriculum

• Autumn Term 1 – Primary Drama Curriculum – The first step
• Autumn Term 2 – Primary Drama Curriculum – A reality check
• Spring Term 1 – A possible curriculum for five to seven-year-olds
• Spring Term 2 – A possible curriculum for seven to nine-year-olds
• Summer Term 1 – A possible curriculum for nine to eleven-year-olds
• Summer Term 2 – A possible curriculum for nine to eleven-year-olds

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The Oak Drama Curriculum
I was Primary Drama Subject Leader for the Oak National Academy (2019-21).

• To access and download the Primary Drama curriculum document, click here: https://assets.thenational.academy/curriculum/plans/pdf/primary/oak-2021-primary-ks1-ks2-drama.pdf
• To watch the KS1 Drama lessons, click here: https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/drama/key-stages/key-stage-1
• To watch the KS2 Drama lessons, click here: https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2/subjects/drama

The ‘Rose’ national curriculum
I was Drama Editorial Expert for Sir Jim Rose’s proposed national curriculum for primary schools in England. Schools probably still find this proposed national curriculum document useful, when reviewing and planning their own Drama curriculum for 5-11 year olds.

• To read my published response to this lost opportunity, click here: https://www.thersa.org/blog/2018/05/wither-the-arts
• To download a copy of ‘Understanding the Arts’ (which includes a Drama framework), click here: https://www.patricebaldwin.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Rose-Primary-Curriculum-Understanding-the-arts.pdf