Drama is taught across the school by a specialist teacher. All pupils attend one lesson per week as part of the curriculum and there is plenty of opportunity for those with a real interest in the subject to attend drama clubs and receive extra drama tuition. The emphasis is on the three aspects of making, performing and responding to drama. Within the lessons the development of the child's personal, social, creative and communicative skills is encouraged. All pupils appear in a production each year and have plenty of other opportunities to display their performance skills, for example through class assemblies, concerts and performance exams. Drama forms an integral part of school life and is not only seen as an important cross-curricular element but as a subject in its own right.