ARTS AWARD (BRONZE)
ART, DRAMA OR MUSIC PATHWAY
“creativity is intelligence having fun”
―Albert Einstein, Theoretical physicist
Course Overview
The Bronze Arts Award enables students to develop their existing arts practice and arts leadership skills, underpinned by knowledge of their own art form and its relationship to arts provision in the community. There is no prerequisite ability or level and students may and may focus on a discipline from Art, Music, Dance, Drama or elsewhere. They demonstrate their artistic imagination in their own art form and the ability to implement appropriate responses to challenges.
Students create a personal arts portfolio containing evidence of their experiences. These portfolios can be in any format, including digital.
To find out more about this qualification:
Learn more on The Arts Award Website
Look on www.voicemag.com/artsaward to find out more about what other young people are doing for their Arts Award!
What will you study?
For a young person to achieve Bronze Arts Award, their portfolio must include evidence of:
actively participating in any art form
experience at least one arts event and reviewing it
researching the career and work of an artist or craftsperson
passing on an arts skill
Entry Requirements
This course is open to students entering both Years 9 & 10.
Students will need to be genuinely passionate about the arts and have a specific suitable skill or interest related to the arts as well as a desire to challenge themselves to develop this further and push themselves beyond their comfort zone. There is no prerequisite skill or ability level. This may be a discipline within art, dance, drama, music or something else from the broader world of arts. Students will be challenged to be independent and critical about their art form; they will need to be highly motivated and proactive.
Assessment
To achieve the Bronze Arts award students must submit evidence meeting a range of criterion in 4 key areas. Students are required to create an individual arts portfolio that demonstrates how they meet all of the following requirements:
Practical information
Course duration:
The Arts Award should be completed over the course of an academic year working both within school and out of school.
Who will oversee the projects?
Art pathway: Ms Morris (Deputy Curriculum Leader Art)
Music pathway: Mr Spencer (Curriculum Leader Music) and Mr Richard (Music teacher)
Drama pathway: Mrs Jackson (Curriculum Leader Drama)
When?
The work students will be doing will be part of their extra-curricular activities such as the school production or band. Students completing an art based project can attend after school sessions in art by arrangements with the art staff.
What will you need?
iPads will be required as the default portfolio will be created digitally and as a primary method for recording work and experiences. Students will need to bring a positive, optimistic attitude and willingness to get involved in different arts related activities and experiences.
Where?
Art room, drama studios or music rooms
Can I study this with other additional qualifications?
This is a decision which should be made dependent upon each student. Some students have successfully managed the demands of two programmes, please take into account the demands on a student's time in relation to outside of school activities and sporting commitments. This programme can effectively support a student's participation in the Oxbridge programme and will also complement after school rehearsal commitments if students' are going to be in the school production/concerts throughout the year.
Staff Contacts
Art pathway:
Course Leader: Ms Claire Morris
Contact: vmorris@wardenpark.co.uk
Drama pathway:
Course Leader: Mrs Kat Jackson
Contact: kjackson1@wardenpark.co.uk
Music pathway:
Course Leader: Mr John Spencer
Contact: jspencer@wardenpark.co.uk