Performing Arts at Caerleon
At Caerleon, our Performing Arts program at KS4 offers students an exciting and dynamic opportunity to develop their creativity, confidence, and performance skills. We provide a curriculum that includes Drama, Music, Dance and Technical Theatre, allowing students to explore their artistic potential both practically and academically. Our students can take part in a range of performance opportunities, from school productions to summer showcases. Whether aspiring to perform or work behind the scenes, our KS4 program inspires and challenges every student.
Course Overview
The Level 1/2 Vocational Award in Performing arts (Technical Award) provides learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding within the sphere of the creative and performing arts. Learners will follow an acting pathway which will require them to complete three units. This qualification is equivalent to one GCSE.
Unit 1-Performing: Unit 1 enables learners to gain a holistic knowledge and understanding of the skills and techniques needed to reproduce an existing piece of professional/published work. Learners will be required to perform scenes from the studied play, as well as completing coursework which is linked to the play and includes research, a log of their rehearsal progress and an evaluation of their work. Learners will be expected to demonstrate performance skills and understanding of the character, language and techniques used.
Unit 2-Creating: Unit 2 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. Pupils will create their own original piece of drama from a stimulus, as well as completing coursework based which will include research, a log of the development of their piece and an evaluation of their work. Learners will be expected to demonstrate performance skills and understanding of the character, language and techniques used.
Unit 3-Performing Arts in Practice: Unit 3 introduces learners to areas of the performing arts that need to be considered when responding to an industry commission. This is an external unit which is set and marked by WJEC. The assignment provides the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and skills learned throughout the course and will include a scenario and several tasks.
How is the course assessed?
Students will develop a portfolio of evidence for each unit and combine this with recordings of their practical work which will allow them to complete the course with a Pass, Merit or Distinction. All units are completed in Year 11.
You will be assessed through project work.
For Units 1 and 2 you will undertake projects (not exams) in response to briefs. The project for each Unit will take 10 hours and be worth 30% of your qualification. For each one you will be given a brief from the WJEC and you will need to undertake a number of tasks.
In Unit 3 you will undertake another project (no exam) in response to a brief, which will take 20 hours and be worth 40% of your qualification. You will be given a scenario and will need to undertake a number of tasks.
This course does not have a written exam.
What Options are Available?
You choose your pathway that you wish to follow e.g if you wish to pursue the acting pathway you do not have to undetake the other options.
You can however choose a combined pathway for Unit 1 and 2 if you so wish to e.g Acting for Unit 1 and hair and make up for Unit 2
Unit 1 Options: Scripted Drama, Music, Music Technology (including DJ'ing), Musical Theatre.
Unit 2 Options: Devised Drama, Choreography, Composition, Composition using technology, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Hair and Make up, Set Design, Sound Design.