11–12Drama 11–12 Syllabus (2025)

Analyse the ways context, ideas, intentions, forms and styles shape creative choices in dramatic works

Create a concept that uses dramatic elements to shape meaning in a scripted work

Integrate acting, design and direction to a scripted work to structure a dramatic journey and realise creative intent

Apply dramatic elements in scripted scenes to engage audiences and shape meaning

Integrate elements of production with a directorial concept and creative choices to realise interpretations of selected moments

Document processes to support the making, realisation and development of dramatic works

Enact scripted works by applying dramatic elements and conventions to realise a directorial concept

Apply the elements of performance in response to dramatic contexts to embody characters or roles

Stage dramatic works adapting the aesthetic styles and elements of production

Shape the dramatic journeys of characters through the actor–audience relationship to realise creative intent

Manipulate the dramatic elements in the staging of scripted works to realise a concept and shape audience engagement

Apply the elements of production in live, recorded or hybrid performances as a performer or practitioner to realise creative intent

Reflect on the ways dramatic contexts and elements shape choices to realise creative intent

Assess the influence of directorial concepts in the ways dramatic processes and elements are applied in scripted works

Identify and evaluate the ways the elements of performance shape meaning in the staging of works

Analyse ways dramatic elements shape meaning in acting, design, playwriting or directing to enhance audience engagement

Analyse how the elements of production heighten key moments and shape the dramatic journey in scripted works

Evaluate how group and individual choices in scripted performances impact audience engagement

Analyse the ways dramatic meaning is shaped by design, direction, writing and performance