Dance
performing arts
Our Performing Arts department amalgamates Music, Dance and Drama to develop critical and creative thinking; increasing perception and imagination, provides reflection and physical ability. These valuable skills are transferable across other subject platforms and we recognise that developing these skills of knowledge and appreciation of performing arts subjects encourages cultural identity, personal expression and enables students to define themselves in relation to others and the society in which they live.
Our school curriculum has been carefully planned to consider the sequence of content required for our students to make clear progression and build upon prior learning to mold success for learning in the future. We aim to engage, enable and inspire students to develop their creative potential, their practical skills, their confidence and overall performance quality. In addition to encouraging students to become enthusiastic, resourceful, innovative and liberated learners, empowering them to develop the necessary skills for further study and future careers.
Our Key Stage 3 learning journey explores social, emotional, cultural and moral issues that empower students the freedom to express ideas, feelings and opinions respectfully, confidently and creatively. It is carefully crafted around our key concepts; Create, Perform and Appreciate. These key concepts underpin every lesson and provide a fluid transition and progression through each discipline and key skills whilst implementing skills and embedding terminology and appreciation. Students will create their own performance work using a range of devices, conventions, musical ideas and pieces working as a group, managing their time and demonstrating skills such as confidence and resilience. Performance embodies the physical, vocal and musical techniques in performance allowing students to attribute commitment, effective communication and retain movement. To show their appreciation for a variety of professional works, they will recognise musical elements and comment on their use, acknowledge strengths and areas to improve in their work and the work of others.
At Key Stage 4 we deepen and refine their understanding of one or more optional disciplines. Music follows Eduquas, Drama follows Edexcel and Dance follows AQA exam boards. These qualifications serve to stimulate and enthuse the students' love and passion for the subjects. Students develop their own practice alongside teacher guidance and support through‐out the qualification enhancing their ability to build upon skills and prepare them as independent learners and performers.
Our school values; respect, ambition and pride uphold the high expectations on student attitude, effort and behaviour. The Performing Arts curriculum has been designed to inspire, challenge and motivate every student on every level, as it recognises the importance that all 3 disciplines have on our students’ lives.
