Performing Arts Single

qualification: vocational

exam board: pearson

entry requirements: A minimum of a Grade 4 in English and a Merit at Level 2 Performing Arts if studied. Studying Performing Arts at Level 2 is desirable but not essential.

why study performing arts 

If you’re passionate about performing and eager to develop your talent in the arts, Performing Arts is the perfect platform to grow, explore and shine.

This dynamic course is designed to deepen your understanding of performance and equip you with the essential skills to captivate live audiences. You’ll immerse yourself in a range of performance styles, including naturalism, total theatre and physical theatre, while studying influential practitioners and theatre companies whose work continues to shape the industry today. Through practical workshops, rehearsals, live performances and creative exploration, you will have regular opportunities to put your learning into practice. You will develop your performance technique, stage presence and confidence. The course also encourages creativity, discipline, communication, collaboration, problem-solving and resilience, alongside developing a professional approach to rehearsals, performances and the wider industry.

Performing Arts opens doors to a wide variety of exciting careers, including Actor or Director, Production Manager, Costume or Set Designer, Drama Teacher or Drama Therapist as well as many other roles within live performance and entertainment.

Course content and layout

In Year 12 you will study two units:

* Unit 1 Investigating Practitioners Work - externally Assessed unit

* Unit 2: Developing skills and techniques for live performance - internally assessed unit where you will produce a scripted performance.

And a further two units in Year 13:

* Unit 3: Group performance workshop where you will work from a stimuli to devise your own piece of drama within a group - externally assessed unit.

* Unit 19: Acting styles where you will produce a scripted performance of a play in a style of your choice - internally assessed unit.

To find out more information, please contact Mrs Ghent Smith k.ghent-smith@kingsmeadschool.net