The Performing Arts Department’s aim is to allow students the opportunity to express themselves through Drama, Music and Dance.  We strive to create a learning environment where all students feel at ease to create, compose, perform and respond with confidence.  We value the input of all students.

The Department are strong believers in understanding students varying learning styles.  In particular these include visual, auditory or kinaesthetic.  All students are made aware of their preferred learning styles and these are taken into account when planning lessons.

In KS3 students are taught according to the National Curriculum.  The course is a modular one, with parts of each module designed to fulfil the achievement criteria of the different National Curriculum levels.  At KS3 students have a weekly lesson of Drama and Music.

Music Scheme of Work

Year 7

• Elements of Music
• Music of Africa
• Pitch and Notation
• Music of Wales
• The Orchestra

Year 8

• Theme and Variation
• A Visit to the Vocal World
• Jazz and Blues
• Modern Music

Year 9

• Stage and Screen
• The Beatles / Chord and Triads
• Music Evolution
• Music around the World

Drama Scheme of Work

Year 7

• Physical Theatre
• The Haunted School
• Evacuees / War
• Improvisation

Year 8

• Voice  
• The Legend of the Sun God
• I Don’t like Mondays
• Wales / Gavin and Stacey (comedy)

Year 9

• Stones
• Heroin Lies
• Romeo and Julliet

KS4

In KS4, students study GCSE Music, Dance and Drama.

Performing Arts Department Staff

The Performing Arts Department run a number of extra curricular activities including:

• Dance club
• Choir
• Orchestra
• Drama club

We also take part in competitions, concerts and productions throughout the year.  All students are given the opportunity to participate in these productions whether this is as performers, technical support or costume and set design.