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Let Out Your Creative Side.
Join Us In Making Music

Performing Arts is an inclusive and encouraging department, which strives to empower student’s creativity through a wide range of artistic forms. Through life long transferable skills, we seek to inspire confidence and self-esteem; enriching student’s lives through Dance, Drama and Music.
Our ambitious curriculum nurtures students’ talents through a carefully constructed learning journey, which build upon their knowledge, interests and experiences; to promote a lifelong love of the arts. We strongly believe in success for all, and provide numerous opportunities through extracurricular activities for students to flourish.

Our curriculum is designed to underpin our school values of:

Teachers have high expectations of pupils; pupils rise to this challenge.

Respect

We establish a safe environment where students feel respected, confident and empowered to engage in all the performing opportunities available.
Through a diverse and colourful curriculum, we develop a deep respect for a wide range of cultures, experiences and backgrounds.
We promote kindness and celebrate students’ individuality.

High Aspirations

Our challenging curriculum promotes resilience, ambition and versatility through all aspects of the performing arts.

In providing a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities, we enable our students to explore their passions, achieve their potential and shine.

We offer students the opportunity to explore a range of roles within the creative industries, to foster their interest in future careers within the Performing Arts.

Confidence

We encourage active participation, verbal contribution and involvement across the performing arts. We enable students to have confidence in their own knowledge and understanding, to apply skills in a progressive five-year curriculum.

A supportive environment is created, where students feel safe to take risks, explore their potential and develop as confident learners.

We follow the three principles of Dance: Performing, Choreography and Appreciation. Each of these strands are underpinned in each lesson and scheme of work. Students are assessed in each component and regularly share their work with their peers.

Miss John

Curriculum Leader for Performing Arts

Mrs Harrison

Deputy Headteacher

Mrs CM Harrison

Teacher

To find out what knowledge your child will learn in Music click here

Our Music 5 Year Curriculum Journey

Begin your new journey from Primary School with us

Year

7

Elements of Music & Sound Scapes

Careers

Rhythm & Christmas Singing

Ukulele

Melody Madness

The Orchestra

Song Writing & Promoting Your Music

Careers

Ukulele Universe

Melody Madness 2

Melody Madness

Year

8

Song Writing for Purpose

Careers

World Music: Blues

PHSCE

World Music: Reggae & Samba

PHSCE

Year

9

Dance Music Performance

Dance Music Composition

Film Music

RAP

The Pop Industry: Performance

PHSCE & Careers

Film Music; Performing, Composing and Listening

Pop Music Through the Decades; Performing, Composing and Listening

Performing, Composing & Listening Skills; Music Theory

Performing, Composing & Listening Skills; Music Theory

Year

10

Pop Industry: Technical & Job Roles

PHSCE & Careers

The Concerto Through Time; Performing, Composing and Listening

PHSCE

Performing, Composing and Listening

Year

11

Rhythms of the World

PHSCE

The Concerto Through Time; Performing and Composing

Pop Music & Music for Film: Performing & Composing

Revision & Exam Preparation

Final Outcome
GCSE Music (OCR)

Music Downloads

Music Overview