Speech and Drama

Course summary

This course is only available as part of our Key Stage 5 offer and must be taken with either the Level 3 Acting or Dance RSL. This course provides training and experience for students pursuing a passion and ambition as a triple threat in live performance. Students are challenged across a range of units of work that are assessed internally and externally across the two-year course. A key element of this course is performing in front of an audience both as part of an ensemble and as a solo performer. Opportunities for live performance are abundant. Students complete units that provide solo and ensemble learning, including two live performances a year for a public audience. Students work towards one musical and one cabaret production each year, in addition to in-lesson assessments. Students are challenged throughout the course to combine acting, singing and dancing to create an engaging and confident performance in conditions that prepare them for the rigours of professional work. With many Performing Arts students matriculating to Musical Theatre courses across the country, the Level 3 Extended Diploma provides students with a broad experience of styles, genres and techniques that reflect both a traditional and contemporary knowledge of the industry.