Expressive Arts consists of Art, Music, Drama and Dance and all are offered at Key Stage 3. 
​Read below for details of what we offer at each curriculum stage.

​The school stages a school play each year which encompasses all of the four elements of Expressive Arts.
Staff
Subject Leader
Miss J Eaton
eaton.j@kevi.org.uk
Teaching Staff
Miss A B Shepard
Department guide
Music
  • KS3
  • GCSE
  • KS5
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Key Stage 3

Music is a unique form of communication which can change the way students think, feel and act and therefore the sole aim in each music lesson is to make music! The Music curriculum at King Edward VI School covers a diverse range of musical traditions and periods, enabling students to appreciate a wide variety of music. Students are taught music through the three disciplines of performing, appraising and composing, and are encouraged to explore their own ideas and skills through solo work, as well as developing their collaborative skills through ensemble work.  

Art
Creativity is encouraged by employing as wide a variety of media as possible.  Drawing, painting and sculpture skills are taught in order to develop the imagination and inventiveness of the individual.  Pupils will also learn how to appreciate and evaluate works of Art from many cultures. 

GCSE

GCSE Art & Design
Students will build on skills and prior knowledge and have the opportunity to work from observation using two and three dimensions. Individual creativity is encouraged by using a wide range of different materials and techniques .  Students also learn aspects of Art history and study and evaluate a wide range of Artists. 

GCSE Music
This course covers music from 1600 to present day, and develops students’ understanding of music from different parts of the world through listening and appraising, composing and performance opportunities. The course is assessed through Controlled Assessment tasks in composing and performing (60%) and a listening exam (40%) which is taken at the end of Year 11.  

BTEC Level 2 Award in Performing Arts (Acting)
This course is assignment-based, covering vocational contexts which prepare students for careers in the Performing Arts sector. Students will cover drama exploratory techniques and drama practitioners, such as Brecht and Stanislavski. There are assignments in which students will work together as a Performing Arts cohort in a production.
Exam board information
Art & Design GCSE
​AQA 4200
Music GCSE
Edexcel 2MU01
Acting
BTEC Performing Arts

Key Stage 5

​Btec Level 3 Performing Arts is offered as part of the Stafford Collegiate and allows students to choose from a vast array of units enabling them to choose a more tailored pathway.