YearTerm 1Term 2Term 3
Year 7 Dance is not offered as part of the Performing Arts Curriculum in Years 7, 8 or 9.
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
This curriculum provision for Dance ceases at the end of the academic Year 20/21.
Year 11
Component 1 Exploring the Performing Arts (30%):
- Examine professional practitioner’s performance work
- Explore the interrelationships between constituent features of existing performance material
This component, begun in Year 10 is concluded in the Spring Term of Year 11

Component 2 Developing Skills and techniques in the Performing Arts (30%):
- Develop skills and techniques for performance
- Apply skills and techniques in rehearsal and performance
This component, begun in Year 10 is concluded in the Autumn term of Year 11

Component 3 Performing to a Brief (externally examined unit) (40%)
- Working to a brief set by the exam board, produce a showcase performance
- Use skills developed in Components 1 and 2
This component is begun at half term in the Autumn term, has a mock in December and is concluded in April.