Year Term 1Term 2Term 3
Y12’s and Y13’s are taught together.
BTEC Level 3 National EXTENDED CERTIFICATE in Performing arts
2023-2024

September - December - Unit 27 Musical Theatre Techniques or Unit 19 Acting Styles or Unit 10 Jazz Dance technique (60GLH):

- Understand the key features of Musical Theatre / Jazz dance / Acting styles
- Develop knowledge of practitioners and styles in chosen discipline
- Develop skills and techniques in chosen discipline/style
- Rehearse and apply skills and techniques in performance
- Review personal development and own performance

December to May - Unit 3 Group Performance Workshop (120GLH):
- Responding to a stimulus
- Using workshop techniques to explore and develop ideas
- Creating a workshop performance
- Collaborate with others
- Apply personal management skills
- Producing milestone reports of practical wrok
- Apply performance skills
- Review and reflect on process and performance

May - July (Y12 only) Prepare for Unit 1: Investigating practitioners work.
2024-2025

September - March- Unit 2 Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance (90 GLH’s):

- Analysing skills
- Skill presentations
- Developing skills through rehearsal techniques
- Logging skill development
- Evaluating skill development
- Skill showcase 1 - November
- Skill showcase 2 - Start of February

September - January - Unit 1 Investigating Practitioners Work (90GLH):
Y13’s will sit the exam in January and Y12’s will sit a mock.
March - May - Unit 1 Investigating Practitioners Work (90GLH): Y12’s will sit the exam in May and Y13’s will have the opportunity to resit.

- Effective research
- Understanding of contextual factors of specific practitioners
- Investigating creative intentions and themes of practitioner work
- Analysing chosen practitioners works
- Studying techniques
- Comparing and contrasting