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Learning & Education Curriculum Creative & Performing Arts

Creative & Performing Arts

Mr S MacFarlane Creative & Performing Arts (CAPA) Head of Faculty
Miss P Williams CAPA Deputy Head of Faculty & Head of Art & Design

Introduction to Faculty

The CAPA Faculty at Devizes School has the aim of exploring creativity in a supportive, stimulating and professional environment. All students will have the opportunity to express themselves creatively through five appropriately connected disciplines motivated by talented practitioners. The faculty provides sources of inspiration through good to outstanding lessons, educational trips, practitioner visits, extra-curricular activities and links with the professional arts world. We want students to be aware of the extended pathways after Devizes School and be clear on career opportunities our subject areas can offer.

Our job is to encourage creativity within our students; this skill can then be transferred to other subject areas, which can help them unlock their potential.

The national curriculum is made up of a number of subjects, each of which is split into separate topics.

Extracurricular Opportunities

We feel that trips and extra curricular activities are a vital part of bringing alive the curriculum. We offer a range of clubs after school for Drama, Dance, Art & Music. We stage an annual School Production which is well known for breaking audience's expectations of a school show, previous shows include 'We Will Rock You', 'Billy Elliot' and 'Hairspray'. We hold an annual art exhibition that showcases the amazing range of work created in Art and Photography, we have 2 Dance shows a year with ever-increasing production values and a Young Musician of the Year competition. We have also recently added the CAPA Awards Evening, which is a formal event that celebrates the achievements of our young creative minds.

KS3 Curriculum Map for CAPA Faculty

Drama

Mr S MacFarlane Drama Subject Leader
Key Stage 3 Map for CAPA Download
GCSE Drama Overview Download
GCSE Drama Plan of Action Download
KS4 Options — Personalised Pathway 2019-20 Download
Devizes Sixth Form Prospectus Download

BTEC Music

Key Stage 3 Map for CAPA Download

Key Stage 4

Year 10

  • Term 1, 2, 3, & 4 — Unit 5: Introduction to Performing
  • Term 2 to 6 — Unit 1: Music in Industry
  • Term 6 — Musical Theory through Composition

Year 11

  • Term 1, 2, & 3 — Unit 4: Introducing Music Composition
  • Term 3 & 4 — Unit 2: Producing a Musical Product
  • Term 1 to 5 — Unit 1: Music in Industry (Exam)
KS4 Options — Personalised Pathway 2019-20 Download
Devizes Sixth Form Prospectus Download

BTEC Dance

Mr S MacFarlane BTEC Dance Subject Leader
Key Stage 3 Map for CAPA Download

Key Stage 4

Year 10

  • Term 1 — Introduction to Dance Styles
  • Term 2 to 4 — Dance Skills (Double Unit)
  • Term 5 & 6 — Unit 1: Mock

Year 11

  • Term 1 to 3 — The Show Case
  • Term 4 & 5 — Unit 1: External Exam

Art & Photography

Miss P Williams Art & Photography Subject Leader
Key Stage 3 Map for CAPA Download
KS4 Options — Personalised Pathway 2019-20 Download
Devizes Sixth Form Prospectus Download
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THE SCHOOL IS PARTIALLY OPEN FOR CRITICAL KEY WORKING FAMILIES AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN

Updated 19th May

Dear parents and carers,

Thank you to those who sent kind comments after they received my letter on Friday evening. All staff members in every White Horse Federation school are making preparations for reopening in June. As we prepare to reopen our secondary schools to children in years 10 and 12, we need to gather indicative numbers from parents and carers who intend for their child to return.

Regardless of your choice to send / not send your child(ren), please ensure you complete this very short survey if they are in years 10 and 12 to help us prepare. [Click Here]

If you want your child(ren) to attend school when we reopen, we will send you an online booking form in the coming week that you will be expected to complete. This will confirm that your child(ren) will be attending school when we reopen. If you choose not to send your child(ren) to school, this is entirely your choice and no punitive action will be taken.

When we reopen schools, we will make every effort to mitigate any risks to children, staff, and families. Here are some of the conditions and circumstances that we will be putting into our schools in preparation for reopening:

  • We will only be open for non-key worker and non-vulnerable children in year 10 and year 12 for two consecutive days a week for face-to-face teaching.
  • We will continue to be open for children of critical key workers and for vulnerable children regardless of year group for five days a week.
  • For all children in other year groups, the online home learning offer will continue as usual.

Thank you for assisting us with our preparations for reopening. I wish you continued good health and look forward to the safe reopening of our schools.

Dr Nicholas Capstick OBE

CEO The White Horse Federation