Performing Arts (Dance, Drama and Music)

• Opportunities for Performing Arts leaders – to work with other students both in the class and other classes to help develop leadership skills
• Stretch activities for all lessons to support learners who complete a task
• Extension table in each classroom to enable student choice when expanding knowledge
• Students from older years coming in to lessons to challenge learners
• Higher Key stage teaching and learning strategies used to promote challenge
• Extension HW’s provided on FROG
• Use of Solihull Music Services to deliver an excellent programme of peripatetic music lessons
• Yearly trips to the theatre to promote enjoyment of the subject
• Yearly Theatre in Education opportunities to embrace live theatre and take part in workshops
• Weekly extra-curricular programme of clubs and activities
• Challenge questions attached to students learning maps
• Leading clubs within the department

Performing Arts (Dance, Drama and Music)

• Opportunities for Performing Arts leaders – to work with other students both in the class and other classes to help develop leadership skills
• Working with Sixth Form mentors to help strengthen practical ideas?
• Use of A Level exemplar work to support your personal development.
• Use of A Level texts to extend your drama knowledge. Use of Solihull Music Services to deliver an excellent programme of peripatetic music lessons

• Yearly trips to the theatre to promote enjoyment of the subject

• Yearly Theatre in Education opportunities to embrace live theatre and take part in workshops
• Weekly extra-curricular programme of clubs and activities
• Work with the Sixth Form helpers to develop your practical skills
• Challenge questions attached to students learning maps
• Leading clubs within the department
• Volunteering to Modeling work in lessons. 

Performing Arts and Dance

• As above
• Become a Sixth Form mentor-use your knowledge and understating to support those in lower school.
• Independent work-reading researching and rehearsing will support and deepen your understanding.
• Further reading-this will be a pivotal exercise
• Use past exam papers to extend your knowledge

Here are some useful websites:

• http://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/
• http://macbirmingham.co.uk/
• http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/
• http://www.dancexchange.org.uk/

Pupils who have been assessed as being Gifted or Talented in Dance are mentored and encouraged to do the following;

• Join local and national youth companies. We have had success in pupils auditioning for Solihull Youth Dance, Elmhurst and ACE Youth. 
• Choreograph for school productions and dance clubs.
• Learn new styles of dance. Those pupils who wish to perform as a career must be versatile performers and have skills in a number of styles. Pupils are aware of where they can go to learn new skills and the benefits of doing this.