Community Arts
Practice
Post 16 only
performing arts course
Course Overview Student Experience
If you have a passion for performing
arts and also want to discover how your
skills can play more of a role than just
on stage, our Community Arts Practice
(CAP) qualification provides you with
the practical skills to enrich, inform and
transform the lives of others through
performance. The Community Arts Practice course works with a range
of partners including Chickenshed Theatre, Crisis, MIND,
Age UK and SLiDE Dance Company developing projects
both for and with these groups. Each year students
perform as part of the national Shakespeare School’s
Festival week and have recently taken part in training
to become ‘Dementia Friends’ in partnership with
the Alzheimer’s Society. Students have also had the
opportunity to travel and deliver community arts works
internationally in and around Europe as well as India.
As the only Key Stage 5 course in the UK designed
specifically to build skills in community arts delivery,
you will train in areas such as theatre in education,
teaching, facilitation, movement, singing and
acting. You will also learn how to use the arts to
explore a range of social topics and engage with
the community. You will develop your skills as a
professional, learning how to communicate with
external clients and co-ordinate events. Most recently students have worked in partnership
with Croydon Police, touring a piece of theatre as part
of their work on preventing knife crime in the area.
The performance has toured for 13 weeks to 22 local
secondary schools.
What Qualities Do I Need?
This unique, creative and energetic course is a great
way to develop your performance and teaching skills
as an artist as well as give back to the community. A passion for the arts is vital, as is a keen interest in
working with a wide range of people of all ages and
backgrounds. You will also need to be highly committed,
passionate and responsible as this course requires you to
work and study outside of school.
Available only if you are aged 16 or over, you will
achieve a UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing
Arts at the end of your course, which is the equivalent
to three A Levels. Typical Careers:
Above image: Children's Theatre performance at
Camp Bestival
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Arts Learning and Participation Manager
Community Dance Artist & Facilitator
Inclusive Theatre Director
Performing Arts Teaching
For more details on this course visit www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/CAP