A continuum of drama learning : A resource to support professional conversations and planning from Foundation to Year 10

This article consists of two components: a continuum of Drama learning for children and young people from Foundation/Kindergarten/Prep/Transition to Year 10; and an accompanying discussion paper which outlines its key features and some of the major concepts and thinkers who have informed its design. In creating this continuum, our goal was not to create a rigid set of requirements or to ignore learner diversity by developing a one-size fits all continuum. Instead, our aim was to create a set of materials that might stimulate conversations between teachers, subject leaders, and curriculum authorities about how best to sequence and scaffold learning in Drama.

In developing the continuum of learning, the authors wish to acknowledge our critical friends: Andrew Byrne (VIC), Lucy Flook (QLD), Adjunct Professor Mary Mooney (NSW), Professor John O’Toole AM (QLD), Robin Pascoe (WA) (NSW), and Jane Polley (TAS).