Curriculum Performing Arts

Curriculum Intent:

Our purpose and objective in the Performing Arts department is to nurture passionate, imaginative and inquisitive individuals, who see the world from an artistic perspective, enjoying and exploring past and present art forms generated from an array of different cultures.  

Performing Arts curriculum promotes a sense of self-worth, encourages confidence, resilience and develops relationships. In Key Stage 3 learners are given the opportunity to secure the foundation of Performing Arts education and implement skills that are important for lifelong lessons through dance, drama and music mediums actuating in a discover arts award. Key Stages 4 aim to allow learners to develop a deeper understanding of the Performing Arts; it’s culture, background and influences. These Key Stages also serve to promote leadership and independence that will support them to further their learning actuating in an explore or bronze arts award qualification. The curriculum also provides students with an accurate knowledge of how the Performing Arts industry operates in today’s society working along site industry professionals.  

Our curriculum reflects the importance we place on the arts at Southall School.  All classes have timetabled sessions to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum in dance, drama and music from early years, key stage 1,2 and 3, up to level two provision.  In addition, our focus on developing a Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic curriculum ensures an element of arts teaching in everything we do. There are many cross-curricular links between Performing Arts and other curriculum areas. 

KS3 Performing Arts Curriculum Implementation and Overview:

In KS3, pupils access weekly sessions in Performing Arts to learn and develop a range of artistic knowledge and techniques.

Year 1

TermRoute 1 – ThemesRoute 2 – ThemesRoute 3 – Themes
Autumn term 1Magnificent Me:
Explore dance shapes  
Students will create shapes with their bodies		Magnificent Me:
Learn a dance motif  
Students will learn an 8-count motif		Magnificent Me:
Choreography  
Students will develop set movement with two or more of their own actions
Autumn term 2Brilliant Britain:
Music al theatre – showcase performance  
Will learn a chorus to a song and respond appropriately to the context		Brilliant Britain:
Musical theatre – panto performance   
Students will learn songs and stories related to the topic and respond accordingly		Brilliant Britain:
Musical theatre – theatre jobs  
Can explore the different roles in theatre e.g. making props
Spring term 1Save our planet:
Students will  experience performing arts from different cultures		Save our planet:
Students will create a character to act out		Save our planet:
Students will respond in character to events around them
Spring term 2Magic and Monsters:
Students will make a pulse with a percussion instrument		Magic and Monsters:
Students Will create a 3 layered song with pulse and tune/ melody		Magic and Monsters:
Students Will create and share and record a multi layered song using different instruments
Summer term 1World of Work:
Students will use a prop to show an emotional response		World of Work:
Students will be introduced to Drama through learning about the explorative strategies and skills used in Drama		World of Work:
Students will direct and perform and action scene creating props
Summer term 2Amazing Adventures:
Students Will make an emotional response to different types of music		Amazing Adventures:
Styles of music 
Students Will explore and create two different types of music		Amazing Adventures:
Students Will bring their own music style to the class and share a response to it

Year 2

TermRoute 1 – ThemesRoute 2 – ThemesRoute 3 – Themes
Autumn term 1My Home Town:
Students Will move with a range of props 
Inspired by a range of stimuli		My Home Town:
Students Will use a prop to explore/ create movement		My Home Town:
Students Will use a prop to choreograph movement
Autumn term 2Let’s Celebrate:
Through the medium of pantomime Students will recognize the elements of performance in their own and others characters		Let’s Celebrate:
Students are introduced to the Pantomime style, the stereotypical characters and use of storylines		Let’s Celebrate:
students through the medium of pantomime will understand stock characters and phrases
Spring term 1Transport:
Students Will explore an instrument creating sounds and rhythms		Transport:
Students Will learn an instrument looking at notes and correct playing technique		Transport:
Students Will work with a professional musician to learn to play a song using parts of a score
Spring term 2Superhero/Superhuman:
Students will explore different emotions- using words and facial expressions		Superhero/Superhuman:
Students will use Action and reaction- freeze fames and moving pictures to create drama		Superhero/Superhuman:
Students will do Improvisation, Script development and performance
Summer term 1Fantastic Food:
Students will use improvisation on given themes		Fantastic Food:
students will explore a performance piece in detail		Fantastic Food:
Students will explore elements of a scripted play
Summer term 2Journeys Through Time:
Students will participate in a piece of physical theatre		Journeys Through Time:
Physical theatre-  
Students will develop ideas for performance outcomes that communicate some meaning		Journeys Through Time:
Stage combat-  
Students will have an awareness of a range of stage combat movements

KS4 Performing Arts Curriculum Implementation and Overview:

In KS4 pupils, pupils extend their knowledge and apply their learning towards qualifications

Year 1

TermRoute 1 – ThemesRoute 2 – ThemesRoute 3 – Themes
Autumn term 1Introduce the Arts and 
taking part in arts activities		Introduction -What are the arts?  
Exploring the Performing Arts		Introduction to Arts Award Specification and Bronze criteria
Autumn term 2Project work-  
researching artists or craftspeople and their work		Main project  
Musical theatre -Panto		Learning overview: PART C – Arts heroes & heroines Research 
Part A – Taking part in arts activity learning something new
Spring term 1Work with a professional 
Student will me a professional artist and understand that it is a job		Workshop different arts activitiesExplore Jobs in the arts industry
Spring term 2Explore interestsDevisePlan and produce
Summer term 1Attend an arts clubDrama- explore and createIndividual repertoire – performance of choice
Summer term 2SharePresentPerform

Year 2

TermRoute 1 – ThemesRoute 2 – ThemesRoute 3 – Themes
Autumn term 1Arts award
Discover arts activities new to you		Arts award
Explore taking part in a range of arts activities – including a personal response about what has inspired them		Arts award bronze  
Students will review their last performance by watching 
Autumn term 2Students will become part of a choirStudents will become part of a choirStudents will sing a solo in a choir song
Spring term 1Acting gamesDrama- perform and respondDrama skill share
Spring term 2Watch and review a showAttend a cultural organisationAttend a performance
Summer term 1Find out what you are good at  
Dance choreography		Display what you are good at  
Dance choreography		Display what you are good at  
Dance choreography
Summer term 2Finish two parts of your portfolioAction plan your portfolioReview and action your portfolio

Year 3 (Year 11)

TermRoute 1 – ThemesRoute 2 – ThemesRoute 3 – Themes
Autumn term 1Review/ share what arts you have experiencedIn this component, students have the opportunity to respond to a briefPart A – Taking part in arts activity learning something new
Autumn term 2Take part in a performanceTake a role in a performancePart D Arts skill share – sharing the skill you have learnt
Spring term 1Students will be Sharing their arts discoveries to peers by talking and looking at portfoliosStudents will be Sharing their arts explore to peers by presenting and talking through portfoliosStudents will be sharing their arts bronze journeys to others
Spring term 2Portfolio reviewPortfolio reviewPortfolio review
Summer term 1Qualification completedQualification completedQualification completed
Summer term 2Qualification completedQualification completedQualification completed