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Intent

Performing Arts students at Featherstone Academy are encouraged to become confident, expressive and resilient young performers who can communicate ideas creatively and work collaboratively with others. Through practical exploration of theatre, movement, voice and design, students develop imagination, discipline and empathy while learning how performance can reflect, challenge and shape the world around them.

The curriculum aims to nurture students’ confidence, creativity and independence. Students learn to take risks, solve problems, and reflect on their own progress.

They explore a range of theatrical styles, practitioners and performance skills, enabling them to understand how meaning is constructed for an audience.

Performing Arts links naturally with English through interpretation and communication; with Art and Design through visual creativity and design; with PSHE through teamwork, resilience and self-expression; and with History through contextual exploration of key events and social issues.

The subject supports students in developing transferable skills such as leadership, collaboration, critical thinking and presentation.