BTEC Performing Arts | Learning | Academics | Curriculum| Sixth Form | Ryde School | Isle of Wight

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Taken as part of the IBCP and must be taken with either 2 Higher Level IB subjects or 3 Standard Level subjects.

“The course itself is engaging and interesting. There are endless opportunities to get involved in an ensemble or choir, whether studying the subject or not. The music department always welcomes you with open arms, and I enjoy being part of this department.”

WHERE THIS SUBJECT CAN TAKE YOU

Performing Arts, both in and out of the classroom, provide a unique platform for individuals to explore their creativity and express themselves through various artistic elements such as Acting, Technical Design, Directing, Musical Theatre and Dance. Students learn to step out of their comfort zones, discover their own voices, and develop their unique artistic talents. Performing Arts students learn to cooperate, compromise, and contribute to a shared creative vision. Participating in the Performing Arts builds confidence and self-esteem. Through rehearsals, performances, and feedback, students gain a sense of accomplishment and develop a positive self-image. They develop skills such as negotiation, problem-solving, and conflict resolution, which are, of course, crucial transferable life skills.

AWARD

32 PERFORMING ARTS

COURSE CONTENT/STRUCTURE

The course contains three mandatory and one optional units studied and assessed over the two years of the course.
Mandatory units
These units focus on:

• Investigating Practitioners’ Work – critical analysis and extended writing skills that aim to support students ’progress to higher education. As possible performing arts practitioners, students will gain a good understanding of the work of influential practitioners to inform their own work and practice
• Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance – students will develop the appropriate skills and techniques in various performance disciplines such as acting, dance, musical theatre and physical theatre.
• Group Performance Workshop– students will develop the essential skills necessary for the performing arts. They will develop physical techniques, as well as wider transferable skills such as being able to work collaboratively, personal management and organisation (rehearsals, time management), being able to give and take direction, confidence in front of an audience, problem solving (refining the process) and teamwork. Students will understand different audiences in different environments and will learn to adapt a performance to engage the target audience.

OPTIONAL UNIT
Students select one optional unit to support their own strengths, examples include: Contemporary dance technique, street dance technique, acting styles, developing the voice for performance, and variety performance.
 

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is specifically designed to fit the purpose and objective of the qualification. It includes a range of assessment types and styles. There are three main forms of assessment: external, internal and synoptic. External assessment used for qualifications in the performing arts suite are: set tasks where learners take the assessment during a defined window and demonstrate understanding through completion of a task. Internally- assessed units are set by the school and assess the final summative assessment of each unit. Synoptic assessment requires learners to demonstrate that they can identify and use effectively, in an integrated way, an appropriate selection of skills, techniques, concepts, theories and knowledge from across the whole sector as relevant to a key task.