WELCOME TO THE PEXA DEPARTMENT

The Performing and Expressive Arts Department is made up of Art, Music, Drama, Photography, Graphic Communication and  Performing Arts BTEC.

All the staff in the PEXA team work together to encourage and support all pupils. Art and Design perfectly complements the other subjects your child experiences on a daily basis, allowing time to reflect and use their creativity.

In Music we recognise that each student will have had a very different experience at primary which is why classwork is centred on playing instruments and making music in years 7-9 with students developing the skills they need to take part in a series of concerts should they choose to take the music BTEC in year 10 and 11.

In Drama students have the opportunity to use a wide range of techniques including still image, thought tracking, role play, mime, choral speech & movement, and hot seating. Students learn how to use movement and voice to create characters, and to use drama as a way of exploring their feelings about themes, topics and issues in the world.

Year 10 and 11 students have the opportunity to take Photography and Graphic Communication over a period of two years. Topics covered in year 10 cover all the mastery skills in Photography and also students work through four assessment objectives required to complete for the GSCE.