Performing Arts
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Head of Department
Helen Reddy
Welcome to the Performing Arts Department at Ivybridge Community College.
The Performing Arts Department incorporates a full spectrum of creative subjects including...
Dance |
Drama |
Music |
Creative PE
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Working in collaboration to deliver a cohesive and well-rounded programme, the Department’s passionate and dedicated teaching staff offer students the very best academic support and extra-curricular opportunities, which include concerts and whole-College productions.
Our emphasis is very much on practical-based learning underpinned with a sound theoretical and contextual understanding.
We believe this helps students to not only learn their subjects more effectively but also to grow in confidence while acquiring valuable life skills.
Staffing in Performing Arts
We are very successful classroom practitioners who work well as a team, while offering students individual, creative and varied teaching styles.
Every member of staff is committed to helping students to achieve the very best that they can and this is reflected in our results.
The Performing Arts Department comprises 13 members of staff
and 22 Peripatetic staff members.
The teaching staff includes:
Head of Music
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Head of Performing Arts
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Head of Drama
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Teacher in Charge of BTEC Performing Arts
Mrs Natalie Gardiner
Teacher of Music
Mr Gareth Allen Mrs Hannah Stephenson and Mrs Mary Webber
Teacher of Drama
Miss Lydia Dodds, Miss Sophie Hocking and Miss Mathilda Langdon
Teachers of Dance
Mrs Natalie Gardiner and Mrs Helen Reddy
Academy Gymnastics Coaches
Mr Ashley Saunders, Miss Ellie Bickle and Miss Lydia Dodds
Technical Resource Manager
Mr Simon Whitehorn
Twenty-two part-time instrumental teachers
Facilities
The Department has the following facilities:
Drama Studio fully equipped with technical facilities
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Performance Hall with an open-plan stage fully equipped with technical facilities.
The hall is the focal point of College concerts and presentations
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Two Performing Arts studios with mirrors and a sound system
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Gymnasium with mirrors and sound system
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Music Room (C3.06) - setup as an ICT suite with PCs running YuMu and MuseScore
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Music Room (C3.07) – setup as a Performance Space with an adjacent practice room, both fully equipped with keyboards, headphones, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars, stage piano, acoustic drum kit, amplifiers, leads, microphone and microphone stands, and PA system with speakers.
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Music Room (C3.05) – setup as Performance Space with acoustic drum kit, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, amps, keyboards and a PA system.
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Practice spaces from Band Rooms (with PA, Drum Kits and amps)
to rooms for private instrumental tuition
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Suite of inter-connecting rooms, including two large teaching rooms,
smaller rooms for instrumental tuition/practice and tutorials
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Fully equipped recording studio
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Performing Arts ICT Suite
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Music huts for instrumental lessons
Curriculum Organisation and Courses
Central to the Department is an ethos of team-work and collaboration.
We aim to deliver a creative, supportive, professional environment in which to study, research and learn.
The curriculum comprises of...
Key Stage Three
Dance, Drama, Music and Gymnastics
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GCSE Level
Dance, Drama, and Music
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RSL Examinations in
Dance and Music
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A Level
Dance, Drama and Theatre, and Music
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BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (equivalent to two A Levels or one A Level)
Community Links
The learning community of the Department is supported and enhanced through access to a variety of innovative professional programmes of activity including...
University of
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University of
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Barbican Theatre, Plymouth |
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Theatre Royal,
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British
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Cygnet Theatre,
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MED Theatre, Moretonhamstead |
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Enrichment Activities
The Department’s staff are renowned for their dedication to an extensive programme of lunchtime and after-College activities, which enables the College to run sparkling music concerts, performing arts shows, highly-acclaimed musicals and other exceptional College productions.
For further information please visit our Enrichment pages by clicking the link below.
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To visit the Enrichment section of our website,
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