Performing Arts

Our Vision

It is the Performing Arts Department vision that all students will explore, create, analyse and celebrate drama and performance in its many forms. Students will engage within the Performing Arts curriculum through dramatic play, movement, exploring and making sense of the world. 

Students will gain knowledge of the history and the evolution of theatre where they will be given the opportunity to reflect and explore other worlds and lives with a rich sense of culture and social history. They will journey through the past to learn how the many forms and styles of drama and theatre of the present day are influenced by the creatives who came before us.

Students will be exposed to a variety of practitioners, playwrights and approaches to creating their own performance work that gives them a voice and allows them to become the future performers and creators of tomorrow.

Performing Arts encourages students to become creative risk-takers who are confident not just in performing but in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Through the study of Performing Arts students are given an opportunity to express themselves in a safe space where they can be whoever they choose to be, telling stories, sharing feelings and developing empathy contributing to a students well being.

Our Curriculum: Key Stage 3

At Key Stage 3 students are taught key performance skills and techniques through a challenging and varied curriculum offering which involves students working with existing texts and learning to devise their own performance work.

Year 7 is the exploratory year where they are developing their performance skills, imagination and collaborative skills. Students are taken on a historical journey where they will explore Ancient Greek Theatre, Italian comedy and Storytelling learning how to create imaginary characters and situations.

Year 8 the focus is on creating enabling students to become confident drama and theatre makers. Students are introduced to working with stimuli, using drama technique, exploring current social issues and working with a variety of scripts and texts.

In year 9 students become the innovators. This year encourages professional working practice. Students study a full play text, explore influential practitioners, devise their own work for a target audience and participate in theatre career style workshops which allow the students to gain experience in other fields of the theatre industry such as design.

The Key Stage 3 curriculum gives students exposure to drama, theatre and performance across many genres and styles allowing them to build a repertoire of skills and techniques with an appreciation of how different forms of theatre are created and performed.

"We must all do Theatre to find out who we are, and discover who we could be" Boal

Performing Arts Staff