New for secondary schools in 2011, the Critical Scripts series features first-class plays by leading authors together with inspiring schemes of work. Especially created for the English classroom to meet the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE, each title includes a detailed set of classroom activities with further resources available free online.

• Fantastic plays that are great for boys and girls alike
• Schemes of work that meet the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE English (2010)
• Provide Controlled Assessment tasks and guidance for GCSE (AQA and EdExcel)
• Develop critical thinking and independent learning
• Use drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis
• Develop skills of media analysis through using conventions, film and multimedia approaches

The Critical Scripts series features first-class plays by leading authors together with inspiring schemes of work.

Series Editors Paul Bunyan and Ruth Moore are national Drama in English experts who provide training and have written extensively on using Drama within English for the National Strategy, NATE publications and others teaching materials.

Comments from teachers who attended a Critical Scripts Inset:
“Brilliant practical strategies for teaching and assessment” (Bedfordshire teacher)

“A wonderful course presented by brilliant practitioners which has given me a kick start to go back to school and do things differently” (Bedfordshire teacher)

“Inspired me to think of different approaches to teaching and assessment” (Gloucestershire teacher)

“I’m going away with lots of good ideas I can use and share for reading skills through drama” (Gloucestershire teacher)