Acting Head of Faculty
Mrs. C. Strafford
Primary Subject Lead
Mrs. K. Parkinson
Teacher of Music
Mrs. N. Vergel de Dios
Peripatetic teachers
Kathy Burton (piano)
Colynne Hicks (Drama)
Ely Jim (piano and violin)
Lloyd Scott-McCullough (drums and guitar)
Rebecca Williams (flute, piano and voice)
Please contact the Head of Faculty or Primary Subject Lead if you would like to find
out more about our curriculum.
Autumn : Performance Skills
Spring : Matilda The Musical
Summer : An introduction to Shakespeare
Autumn 1: Elements of Music and Using our voices
Autumn 2: Christmas performances (singing and keyboard)
Spring : I’ve Got Rhythm
Summer: The Orchestra and keyboard skills
Autumn : Devising through Darkwood Manor stimulus – horror stories
Spring : Contemporary play study – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Summer : Live Musical Theatre – Shrek
Autumn: Ukulele instrument study
Spring 1: Pentatonic Music
Spring 2: Keyboard Skills
Summer: Hooks and Riffs
Autumn: Contemporary play study – DNA
Spring: Devising through drama – Sarah Graham artist stimulus
Summer: Performing musical theatre
Autumn: Music Technology – using a DAW
Spring: Film Music
Summer: Advanced ukuleles and composition using chords
Awarding Body – WJEC
Specification Code – 5639
Tiers – all candidates sit the same level of qualification
The course curriculum is taught and assessed through three units:
Performing
This unit enables learners to gain a holistic knowledge and understanding of the skills and techniques needed to reproduce existing piece(s) of professional/published work.
This unit can be completed through any one of the following disciplines:
- Drama
- Music
- Music Technology
- Musical Theatre
Assessment of this unit will be through a controlled assessment lasting ten hours, set by WJEC, and makes up 30% of the overall grade awarded.
Creating
This unit enables learners to gain, develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the skills and techniques needed to create and refine original work in the performing arts.
This unit can be completed through any one of the following disciplines from either performance or production:
Performance disciplines
- Devised drama
- Choreography
- Composition
- Composition using technology
Production disciplines
- Costume design
- Lighting design
- Sound design
- Make-up and hair design
- Set design
Assessment of this unit will be through a controlled assessment lasting ten hours, set by WJEC, and makes up 30% of the overall grade awarded.
Performing Arts in Practice
This unit introduces learners to areas of the performing arts that need to be considered when responding to an industry commission.
Assessment of this unit will be through a controlled assessment lasting twenty hours, set by WJEC, and makes up 40% of the overall grade awarded.
