The units covered are as follows:

Planning for a Career in the Creative and Performing Arts

Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre

Ensemble Dance Performance

Comedy Drama in Performance L2

Final Production

4 GCSEs at grades A*- D preferably including English/Welsh and Maths/Numeracy or ESW at Level 2, or a Level 1 sector skills course qualification.

You will be asked to take part in an audition. A willingness to participate fully in performance activities is essential. Students will take part in an audition proving their skills and qualities in dance/drama/singing.

There is continuous assessment throughout the course for practical and written assignments. All units are internally assessed and externally moderated. On successful completion of this qualification an overall grade is given of Pass, Merit or Distinction.

The course is equivalent to 4 GCSEs at grades A-C. Learners must achieve a MERIT grade at the L2 standard to successfully be in a position to progress on to the RSL (95 Credits) Diploma in the Creative and Performing Arts course. Alternatively students could access a range of courses at Level 3 depending on their achievement in their vocational and Core subjects. All offers subject to grading and audition/interview process.

Purchase of Materials and/or Kit is required for this course (Studio Fees - £50). Please discuss this at interview stage with a tutor after you have applied.