Admin Support Guides
The Administrative Support Guide 24-25 is the go-to place for all the information and guidance your centre needs for administering the three Components successfully.
March 2025 Drama update
Mon Mar 03 14:45:00 UTC 2025
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Hello and welcome to this March update. I hope the spring term is going well for you and your students.
If you ever need to get in touch, please use my details below.
In this update you will find:
A Level Component 1 training support
To support you with marking Component 1 performances and portfolios, you can now access the training pack used for the Component 1 online events earlier this year. The pack includes three assessed and annotated portfolios, a recording of the performance and the detailed presentation from the event.
Supporting Drama departments - a guide for line managers and non-specialists
We understand that lots of teachers offering GCSE Drama and A level Drama and Theatre qualifications might need extra guidance and support to share with their SLTs, line managers and non-specialists in terms of the unique requirements of our subject.
We've produced a handy guide that explains what makes Drama different to other subjects, and how best to support a Drama department.
Component 2 update
The Component 2 assessment window is well under way and runs to 25th April 2025.
The online Text Submission Form should be completed no later than 6 weeks before planned examination date.
Please see the Admin Support Guides above for further guidance and links.
Teaching colleagues are advised to inform their exams officer as examiners will contact centres using the contact details registered on Edexcel Online.
If you haven't heard from an examiner yet, please contact us by emailing drama.assessment@pearson.com
Exemplar Library for GCSE Drama
We have an Exemplar Library for GCSE Drama Components 1 and 2. It's a collection of our student exemplars organised by performance level.
Designed with teachers and access in mind, it is a great way to assess and standardise internally.
You can access the Exemplar Library on the GCSE Drama qualification page using the top right hand tab (circled in green)
You can access the examples by level. We will continue to add to the library with new examples of performance and design students.
Facebook Drama group
We have a Facebook Drama community group for teachers. It's a private, professional group, created to support teacher in delivering our Drama and Theatre qualifications.
Teachers can use this group to field teaching and learning ideas, ask general questions and connection with other Drama and Theatre teachers.
I will be available to respond to queries on the group every week day between 9 and 5pm.
Subject advisor
Paul Webster
Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts
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Phone :
+44 (0) 344 463 2535
(Teaching Services team | Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm GMT)
