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The Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) for England (Ofsted, 2019) requires schools to have a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum. www.gov.uk/government/collections/education-inspection-framework Drama can support children's learning and development through: embedding real purposes and audiences for English across the curriculum curriculum implementation to allow ‘pupils to transfer key knowledge to long-term memory…’ (para.181) linking new and existing knowledge ‘develop fluency and unconsciously apply their knowledge as skills…’ (para.182) enquiry-based learning using visual, verbal, kinaesthetic and emotional experiences in different combinations (dual coding) concrete opportunities for learners to practise applying their knowledge as skills behaviour and attitudes – to listen, question, think, contribute and collaborate in various contexts