Creative Arts
Curriculum time:
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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Lessons a week |
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Teaching team:
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Teacher |
Roles |
Contact Email |
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Ms McCallum |
Team Leader Creative Arts-Teacher of Art |
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Mrs Cartwright |
SSL- Teacher of Drama |
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Miss Trolley |
Team leader for Competency Curriculum and teacher of Drama |
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Mrs Gadher |
Teacher of Art |
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Mrs Satchwell |
Teacher of Music |
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Mrs Nyamuda |
Teacher of Drama |
Facilities:
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Two fabulous Art studios, Mirrored Dance Studio with sprung floor, Drama Studio and Performance space in the hall with tiered seating for up to 220 people, also equipped with professional sound and lighting system. A well-equipped Music Room with four practice rooms, and a small recording studio. |
KS3 Curriculum
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
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Art- Skills Portraits Drama- Anne Frank Story Melodrama Perseus and Medusa Music- Basic Musicianship Pachelbels Canon Blues Music Film Music Ukuleles
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Art- Day of the dead Buildings Cubist Portraits Drama- Pantomime Jimmy’s story Documentary Drama
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Art- Pop Art Identity Tim Burton Drama – Fame Romeo and Juliet Blood Brothers Music – Chords Fur Elise Gospel Music Reggae Music Samba Ukuleles |
KS3 Assessment
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Art- students are assessed based on the assessment grid which is linked to the national curriculum. Students are formatively assessed twice in a project, and summative assessment at the end. Work is mostly practical, but literacy is also key. Music-Students complete a base line test as they enter in Year 7 and are assigned to a flightpath. Students work along their flightpaths making progress, completing mini assessments throughout the project to ensure they are gaining the correct skills and then they complete an assessment at the end of each project. Drama- Students in KS3 are assessed mid-way through each topic and also at the end of each topic. They will be assessed on their ability to devise and create work, their technical performance skills and also their ability to evaluate their own work and work of others. |
KS4
Art
BTEC First award in Art and Design Level 1 and 2 (Pearson)
Students complete three units- all units are based around the world of work, and students are given a brief as if they are a designer. In year 11, they complete an eight week exam project which culminates in a ten hour main piece.
The coursework units are worth 75% of the course, exam unit is 25%.
List web links to useful documents – specification, past papers, revision sites etc.
Assessment structure – Exam/coursework and percentages plus how long the exams are and if there are tiers
KS4 topics covered
Art-
- Pop Art
- Art Materials
- Regeneration in Leicester
- British seaside
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/art-and-design-2012-nqf.html
Unit One: Introduction to specialist pathways in Art and Design
Unit Three: Communicating Ideas in 2D
Unit Six: Investigating Contextual References in Art and Design
Music
BTEC Music
Year 10:
Unit Five: – Introducing Music Performance (coursework)
Pupils need to be able to play a music/sing for this project and will need to take part in a series of recordings to show progress. Pupils will complete a video log for this project.
UnitTwo: – Managing a music project (coursework and performance)
Pupils will look at how you put on a music event, and will research promoting, planning and producing the event. After the event, pupils will need to evaluate their performance of the overall event.
Year 11:
Unit One: – Introduction to the Music Industry (exam based)
Pupils will look at different jobs within the industry, learn about the health and safety requirements as well as small and large venues.
Unit Four: - Introducing Music Composition (coursework)
Pupils will compose music to set stimulus for this project and will be required to build on compositions by length and by detail. Pupils will use both computers and manuscript paper for this task.
Drama
KS4
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Technical Award in Performing Arts
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-tech-awards/performing-arts.html
There are three components to complete during years 10 and 11 and these are taught over three hours a week during the two years. These components build on each other to help you put what students have learned into practice and grow in confidence
- ¡ Component 1: Exploring the Performing Arts 30% (internally assessed)
- ¡ Component 2: Developing skills and techniques 30% (internally assessed)
- ¡ Component 3: Performing to a brief 40% (externally assessed)
There is no written examination and students must pass all units to gain either a pass, merit or distinction grade. This is a level 1 and level 2 course which means that students can get the equivalent of 1 GCSE at either level 1 or level 2 (Level 1 is the equivalent of a GCSE grade D-G and level 2 is the equivalent of a GCSE grade A*-C)
Topics covered:
- Understanding a range of performance styles
- Skills and techniques in performance
- Roles and responsibilities in the performing arts
- Practitioners and how they create and influence performance material
- Reviewing progress and setting targets
- Responding to a brief/stimulus
