Drama and Theatre Studies

Join the Cast! Drama and Theatre Studies is a demanding yet highly enjoyable course focusing on students’ abilities to both create and analyse theatre. Students engage in a practical, interactive course which covers a broad spectrum of Drama experience. Theatre visits form a key part of the course with trips to the National Theatre London, Chichester Festival Theatre and regular trips to many smaller local theatres. The practical AS exam, can be entered either as an actor, a lighting technician or a costume designer and involves participation in the staging of a play to a live audience. Although some students do go on to careers in theatre or film, the course also enables you to develop group and presentation skills, which are an important aspect of leadership in the modern workplace.

Art

The last 150 years have seen a momentous shift in the Visual Arts. Contemporary Art makes the national and international headlines and causes heated public debate as artists continue to push the boundaries of what is acceptable. As an A Level student studying Fine Art you enter this debate not only through your study of the work of a wide range of artists but in the development of your own creativity to produce personal ideas and visual responses. The majority of lessons will be practical and involve exploration and experimentation to produce work in two and three-dimensions. Gallery visits will give you the opportunity to view a wide range of work which will broaden your knowledge and allow you to experience work in new ways.

Media

This course will enable you to develop your interests in media including the analysis and the making of the moving image. You will explore the links between media texts and the contexts in which they were created. The practical elements of the course allow you to be creative and explore the potential of media as a means of communication. Media Studies can lead to specific careers, in areas such as advertising, journalism, public relations, the film and television industry.

Music

Someone once said “where words fail – music speaks.” The study of Music will enable students to: extend the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to communicate through music and take part in music making and develop particular strengths and interests encouraging life-long learning and providing access to music related careers. In addition as a subject it will broaden experience, develop imagination, foster creativity and promote personal and social development.