Performing Arts

Course Details

BTEC Extended Certificate in Performing Arts – Dance or Acting specialisms available

Staff Contacts: Mrs A Davison ADavison@quarrydale.notts.sch.uk

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Key features of the course

    • Combines mandatory and optional units. Selected to suit individual specialisms / interests.
    • Designed to develop practical, analytical and transferable skills.
    • Prepares learners for higher education and various career paths in the both the Performing and Creative Arts sector. One of the only sectors to continuously grow within the UK.

Entry Requirements:

Typically, learners should have achieved:

  • At least 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and/or Mathematics.
  • Relevant experience in performing arts or previous qualifications in related fields (e.g., Drama, Dance, Music).

You do not need to have studied these subjects at KS4; however, it will be highly beneficial if you have.

What could this course lead on to?

  • Progression to higher education, including degrees in Performing Arts, Dance, Drama, or Musical Theatre, Creative Industry, Acting for Camera and Events organisation, Advertising and Media
  • Opportunities in apprenticeships or employment in performing arts sectors, such as performance, production, or teaching.

What type of student is this course suitable for?

  • Students with a passion for performing arts who want to develop both practical and theoretical knowledge and learners aiming for a career in the Creative Arts or Media where performing or presenting may be required.
  • Those seeking to continue their studies at university or enter directly into the Creative or Performing Arts

Assessment Structure

 Title Style of Assessment
Unit 1:

 

Investigating Practitioners’ Work (90 GLH) – External task and synoptic assessment.External task and synoptic assessment/holistic evaluation. (An assessment that covers a broad range of knowledge and skills, integrating different aspects of learning.)
Unit 2:Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance (90 GLH) Internal assessment through practical workshops and performances.

 

Unit 3:Group Performance Workshop (120 GLH) 

External task and supervised performance assessment.

Optional Units (60 GLH each) – based on performance or practical techniques, such as Acting Styles, Contemporary Dance, or Musical Theatre Techniques.Internal assessments