Level 3 BTEC Foundation Diploma Performing Arts

A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above.  

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You should demonstrate a keen interest in the performing arts, with strong ability in at least one of the three disciplines and the desire to develop your skills in the other two to a higher level.

It is preferable that you have studied music, drama or dance at GCSE and achieved a 5, or have achieved a Level 2 performing arts qualification at Merit or above. If you didn’t study a performance subject, you should have been a member of KSPA or a similar youth performance group or dance school, and be able to talk about the performances that you have been in and the skills you have developed.  

You will have a 9.55am start, one lesson in the morning, one in the afternoon and a guaranteed 4.00pm finish. You will also have at least one morning and one afternoon per week free for private study.

100% Internal Assessment (with external verification)

You will be given client briefs, which you will use as stimulus to produce performance work within a vocational scenario and be assessed on your performance of professional repertoire. You will keep a working notebook for each project where your review targets and record your processes as key milestones. 

You will develop, demonstrate and evaluate your skills within each unit and be assessed continuously over the duration of the course. 

Your teachers are the assessors, and your work is externally verified by an examiner from Edexcel.

You could progress to studying performing arts at a higher level, at university or at a dance/drama school. There are also many other opportunities within the arts industry, for example in stage management, or lightning and sound.