YearTerm 1Term 2Term 3
Year 7
Covered through KS3 Music and Drama.
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10Component 1 Exploring the Performing Arts (30%):
- Investigate how professional performance work is created
- Demonstrate understanding of the skills, techniques and approaches used by professionals to create performance/production work
This component will be assessed January - April of Year 10

Component 2 Developing Skills and techniques in the Performing Arts (30%):
- Use rehearsal processes to develop skills and techniques
- Apply skills and techniques in performance or realisation
- Review own development and application of performance skills.
This component, begun in year 10 will be assessed in September - December of Year 11

Component 3 Performing to a Brief (externally examined unit) (40%)
- Working to a brief set by the exam board to produce a showcase performance
- Use skills developed in Components 1 and 2
- Understand how to respond to a brief
- Select and develop skills and techniques in response to a brief
- Apply skills and techniques in a workshop performance in response to a brief
- Evaluate the development process and outcome in response to a brief
This component will be externally assessed January - May of Year 11.
Year 11